JMac03 said:
Just be cautious not to post it anywhere. I've been told someone I work with is doing this but I'm not sure how to really find out with concrete proof.
This all depends on the industry you work in. Back in 2021 my wife and I were on Vacation in Cancun and met a group of 3 couples traveling together just wanting to go on a trip, well one of the husbands either couldn't or didn't want to take the time off work as he works remotely. Would log in from the resort for work and meetings at times, by the 2nd day either his boss or someone from IT called and asked why his computer showed it was logging in from Mexico. Not sure if anything came of it but there are ways of the company knowing where you are logging in from, just a matter of how much they care. Not the same as OP's question but as others have said there are ways of finding out or getting caught "cheating" the company and to most of them it is a fireable offense.Ghost91 said:
Met a dude on a cruise who is doing exactly this….while cruising all over the world. He holds down three separate jobs, none of the companies know about the others, AND he does it all via cruise ship wifi. We were drinking at the pool bar and he had to go 'take a couple of calls' and came back like an hour later.
My new hero.
fc2112 said:
Peace - just read thread.
As long as the work was getting done, why would they care? My wife and I went to Hawaii for two weeks once. I took the second week off completely, but the first week I just woke up early (which was easy especially the first few days due to jet lag). It was a five hour difference, so I'd work until Lunchtime Hawaii time, which was 5:00 here and then have all afternoon and evening to do stuff with the family. A few of my co-workers knew where I was but most had no idea.A-A Ron said:This all depends on the industry you work in. Back in 2021 my wife and I were on Vacation in Cancun and met a group of 3 couples traveling together just wanting to go on a trip, well one of the husbands either couldn't or didn't want to take the time off work as he works remotely. Would log in from the resort for work and meetings at times, by the 2nd day either his boss or someone from IT called and asked why his computer showed it was logging in from Mexico. Not sure if anything came of it but there are ways of the company knowing where you are logging in from, just a matter of how much they care. Not the same as OP's question but as others have said there are ways of finding out or getting caught "cheating" the company and to most of them it is a fireable offense.Ghost91 said:
Met a dude on a cruise who is doing exactly this….while cruising all over the world. He holds down three separate jobs, none of the companies know about the others, AND he does it all via cruise ship wifi. We were drinking at the pool bar and he had to go 'take a couple of calls' and came back like an hour later.
My new hero.
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As long as the work was getting done, why would they care?
I agree with all that.Ghost91 said:Quote:
As long as the work was getting done, why would they care?
Poster on Page 1 said it well - "Even though a job may only take a few hours a day, part of what some employers look at regarding a job is that it entitles them to exclusivity over ur time during their "work day"".
Still, as long as the employee's performance is meeting expectations and the other company(ies) aren't direct competitors, you could argue that it isn't a problem and the whole 'exclusivity over your time' is yet another an outdated way of looking at things.
Totally agree that the company shouldn't have cared. Most probably don't, but as Ghost91 said some of it is some companies are still using archaic ways to do business. The companies that have a problem with it are the same ones that are forcing their employees back into the office setting even though everything has ran smoothly since sending everyone home to work remote 3 years ago and employees are happier working from home, just can't get past "we must be in the office" and not WFH. I agree that as long as the work is done it shouldn't matter.Tailgate88 said:I agree with all that.Ghost91 said:Quote:
As long as the work was getting done, why would they care?
Poster on Page 1 said it well - "Even though a job may only take a few hours a day, part of what some employers look at regarding a job is that it entitles them to exclusivity over ur time during their "work day"".
Still, as long as the employee's performance is meeting expectations and the other company(ies) aren't direct competitors, you could argue that it isn't a problem and the whole 'exclusivity over your time' is yet another an outdated way of looking at things.
tandy miller said:fc2112 said:
Peace - just read thread.
fc2112 said:tandy miller said:fc2112 said:
Peace - just read thread.
I repeated someone else's advice about computer segregation.
I've yet to see a cruise ship with decent wifi to handle all my work needs. Especially with video calls now the normGhost91 said:
Met a dude on a cruise who is doing exactly this….while cruising all over the world. He holds down three separate jobs, none of the companies know about the others, AND he does it all via cruise ship wifi. We were drinking at the pool bar and he had to go 'take a couple of calls' and came back like an hour later.
My new hero.
fc2112 said:
Seems greatest challenge would be simultaneous work meetings. You'd have to figure out a good way to bow out of one whenever that happens.
tandy miller said:
How would the W-4 for the new job work? Would I have to disclose Job1, or could I just estimate withholding and have them take out extra?
lucky you, my unexpected cat meetings are pretty tame.fc2112 said:
While I don't have many scheduled meetings, wild cat meetings pop up with like 10 minutes notice. I couldn't pull it off.
He'll be getting taxed at his marginal rate, but the company doesn't know, so he'd want to project his taxes and ask for extra to be withheld.redaszag99 said:tandy miller said:
How would the W-4 for the new job work? Would I have to disclose Job1, or could I just estimate withholding and have them take out extra?
Just withhold 0 on 2nd job
infinity ag said:
My friend used to do 3 jobs at a time. Yes, 3 full time paychecks. He is in IT. He said he maintained one job very carefully and took the other two lightly. He did it for about 18 months and eventually got fired from 2 jobs so he has 1 right now.
tandy miller said:infinity ag said:
My friend used to do 3 jobs at a time. Yes, 3 full time paychecks. He is in IT. He said he maintained one job very carefully and took the other two lightly. He did it for about 18 months and eventually got fired from 2 jobs so he has 1 right now.
18 months isn't a bad run. I doubt I'd do it longer than that, I've kind of put 12 months as the exp date.
Not trying to work myself to death, just trying to get a few things paid off and put some money up for Chester's college fund
Ogre09 said:
As long as you go into it knowing there is a strong possibility you get fired from one of the jobs, and a decent probability you get fired from both, and you're OK with that, then go for it.
