> I would pay tax twice I suppose
No?
Ask HN: Is it worth working two 90% Jobs?
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#12I have done this for years. There is a whole community of us over at /r/overemployed. Yeah, you would get fired it caught. But we live in an age of layoffs. You are doomed anyway.
Fired for what though? They are saying they’ll do the hours. They are just “working 2 jobs”. Just make sure the contracts allow it and don’t conflict e.g. both require you to turn up at 9am.
What usually happens is people take two L3 jobs instead of a single L5 job, with different benefits and expectations. One of those expectations is not being just a warm body in a seat for 8 hours.
But at lower levels, you could probably automate more stuff too, at the risk of being promoted to a level where you can't.
Re: Ask HN: Is it worth working two 90% Jobs?
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
The extra hours I do are more for my sense of perfectionism than to do with keeping up. I fill the extra time because I want to. I just now want to start getting laid for it.
Make the second job at the local gym, that should help.
That's very helpful, thank you...
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#14Life is too short to do this unless you must to survive.
the latter. I don't own property and I'm seeing the writing on the wall.
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#15> I would pay tax twice I suppose No?
If one job is in the UK and the other job is in the EU, and I'm living in the UK... surely there must separate tax situations there?
Re: Ask HN: Is it worth working two 90% Jobs?
#16Other options: • Start working max 40 hours per week at your current job. • Find a new job with higher salary, where you only work 30-50 hours/week.
I'm an X year "forever" post-doc. I have a wide range of tech and analysis skills but employers look at my CV and see no industry experience and will immediately dismiss me as an entry-level tech worker. Also, no one seems to be hiring at the moment despite the deluge of linked-in postings (I no longer trust most of these as legitimate, and instead see it as companies signalling "growth").
I enjoy my work, it feels meaningful, and I get great feedback from it, so I'm happy to put the extra hours in.
I've built good networks in academia over the last few years and I am constantly being courted by separate labs to win me to their team, but the pay is flat and isn't great.
Hence my desire to continue what I am doing, but officially for two teams and officially as two jobs.
Re: Ask HN: Is it worth working two 90% Jobs?
#17You want to burn-out faster? If the jobs are not fully remote, you will have to allow for travel time and costs between the two jobs. Why not get a job that pays better, especially if you are willing to work those sorts of hours. There's much to be said for having a life outside of work and not wrecking your health.
I'll just go to the job store and demand better pay, it's apparently very easy to do. I appreciate the warning about taking care of my health though.
Re: Ask HN: Is it worth working two 90% Jobs?
#18Other options: • Start working max 40 hours per week at your current job. • Find a new job with higher salary, where you only work 30-50 hours/week.
I'm an X year "forever" post-doc. I have a wide range of tech and analysis skills but employers look at my CV and see no industry experience and will immediately dismiss me as an entry-level tech worker. Also, no one seems to be hiring at the moment despite the deluge of linked-in postings (I no longer trust most of these as legitimate, and instead see it as companies signalling "growth"). I enjoy my work, it feels m…
You asked HN if it’s worth it. My personal take: To me, no, it wouldn’t be worth it. I have a hard time seeing myself trying such an arrangement. I would rather try consulting instead. But your mileage may vary. If you feel that you have good reasons to try it, just do it. Then evaluate after 6-12 months.
Re: Ask HN: Is it worth working two 90% Jobs?
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#20> I would pay tax twice I suppose No?
If one job is in the UK and the other job is in the EU, and I'm living in the UK... surely there must separate tax situations there?
When in doubt, bet on the greedy tax man. How ever you structure it they will ensure you loss. But I would talk with a tax specialist, not a group of techies :-)