How people secretly working multiple full-time jobs are dodging RTO, layoffs, and employee tracking.
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Overemployed workers say layoffs, RTO mandates, and employee monitoring have made juggling multiple jobs harder — but not impossible. Maskot/Getty Images Overemployed workers are facing more challenges than ever, but many are still cashing in. Six workers shared how RTO mandates, layoffs, and employee monitoring have changed the game. AI, strategic planning, and a bit of luck are helping keep overemployment alive. One employer had layoffs in the past year, and is now asking workers to manually log how they spend their time. "I can't even imagine going back to just a single job," Daniel said. But in recent years, holding two jobs in secret has become considerably more difficult amid return-to-office mandates, a tougher job market, and new employee-monitoring measures . But for job jugglers, the rewards of successfully navigating those challenges are often far greater. The arrangement works largely because his second job isn't very busy — and because he's not overly worried about getting caught. Meanwhile, that primary job has become considerably busier over the past year.
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Overemployed workers say layoffs, RTO mandates, and employee monitoring have made juggling multiple jobs harder — but not impossible. Maskot/Getty Images Overemployed workers are facing more challenges than ever, but many are still cashing in. Six workers shared how RTO mandates, layoffs, and employee monitoring have changed the game. AI, strategic planning, and a bit of luck are helping keep overemployment alive. Daniel is making more money than ever juggling two full-time jobs — but pulling it off has never been harder. He's on track to earn roughly $330,000 this year, but a growing list of workplace obstacles is creating headaches and threatening his overemployment setup. Daniel, who is in his 40s and lives in Texas, is one of several workers who asked to use a pseudonym, and Business Insider verified their identities. Daniel said he used to average 40 to 50 hours a week across his roles, but is now regularly approaching 60 hours per week. Both of his jobs used to be fully remote, b
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