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Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
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Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#2I wonder how the legalities of working more than 1 (remote) job are. You'd think you'd run into some conflicting clauses in your employment contracts.
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#3You should check out r/overemployed
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#4I work contract so I’m not hiding it from anyone. I juggle two clients simultaneously by design (it buffers me in case a contract ends). I’ve currently got four active clients and a compelling side-project (I also have 3 colleagues helping with those things). Keeping it all straight is a challenge. I lean heavily on my calendar and I take extensive notes. I have low patience for things taking longer than they should. And I’m having moments where I know I should remember a detail but it is just gone. I thought for a while that my memory was deteriorating, but I suspect I just have a lot going on and am reaching my natural limit of long term attention.
I’m not sure I recommend it.
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#5I'm interested in the answers here. I'm considering doing this given that my current role is pretty laid back.
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#6So I am currently juggling a 9-5 and a freelance gig and a couple of side-hustle type roles and I am about to ditch the 9-5 because it completely gets in the way of everything else. My work goes best when I have time flexibility - duh - and the 9-5 remote keeps me trapped at my machine. Gigs based on delivering a thing have always been best for me - if I'm selling my expertise, it's ALWAYS better than selling my time.
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#7I wonder how the legalities of working more than 1 (remote) job are. You'd think you'd run into some conflicting clauses in your employment contracts.
Lots of employees do it. Their 9-5 jobs suffers but pay over there is guaranteed. I know more than few startup employees who work with other startups on hourly contract basis.
Part of the reason for managers to start pushing for return to office since its harder to cheat this way from office.
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#8If you're two-timing on clients / employers (that is, plainly working two FT jobs at once) -- you can't expect that to end well.
If you're working > 50 hours a week (or whatever your personal limit is) for more than 1-2 months -- that won't end well for your health or business relationships, either.
That's the score, basically.
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#9I work contract so I’m not hiding it from anyone. I juggle two clients simultaneously by design (it buffers me in case a contract ends). I’ve currently got four active clients and a compelling side-project (I also have 3 colleagues helping with those things). Keeping it all straight is a challenge. I lean heavily on my calendar and I take extensive notes. I have low patience for things taking longer than they should.…
> I thought for a while that my memory was deteriorating
not juggling multiple "jobs" but still juggling a lot. i thought perhaps my memory was/is deteriorating... perhaps this is the reason!?
Re: Ask HN: Who here is juggling two or more remote jobs? How is it working out?
#10I wonder how the legalities of working more than 1 (remote) job are. You'd think you'd run into some conflicting clauses in your employment contracts.
Risk / reward
Nobody should ever think in absolutes regarding these topics, only consequences, specifically the value of those consequences.
Of course consequentialism is a two way street, like, is a potential $100 fine because an employer asked a personal question in an interview a deterrent?
For an employee though, the stakes are technically way higher, but do you want that $3 million house or not.