- Many employees have secretly more remote jobs due to low supervision
- Tips on social media help workers juggle meetings across double roles
- Unsigned Multitasking causes the legal problems of burnout and lost productivity company everywhere
Remote work has opened the door to a growing trend for employees who secretly have multiple full -time jobs, a practice called polygamous work or is “excessive.”
While it is not illegal to have more jobs, it is to do so without disclosure often violation of contracts, productivity stems and can constitute legal and ethical issues.
Mr Magazine Notes, “Moonlighting in this way can have serious consequences. It’s not just about reduced productivity; there is a real risk of burning off employees, abuse of business resources, violation of data security and the overall erosion of trust at work.”
Tips from Reddit and Tiktok
The increase of flexible and hybrid working models means that many roles can now be performed without ever entering an office.
“The practice has been booming since the Covid Pandemi triggered an increase in working from home and creating an opportunity for wise employees to take on more remote roles – sometimes as many as three or four at once,” reports The telegraph.
A woman who went by the name “Nadia” told the paper that she served £ 87,000 and worked two jobs simultaneously from her home office.
On Reddit and Tiktok, thousands of tips for managing multiple roles share, with some workers who boast of using mouse jigsaw and double laptops to juggle overlapping meetings.
A British influencer claimed, “It worked for me, it was great. I was able to do really lovely things and take care of myself, go to lovely places, save up for property.”
But experts warn of the risk. “These questions can quickly escalate to legal and reputation disasters,” Mr Magazine Noted that “continuous or periodic rescreening” of employees can help manage risk and protect both workers and employers.
In some cases, fraud fees have been brought – In the paper Claims that a man was sentenced to one year in prison after being paid for two full -time contracts over 10 months.
Peter Boolkah, a business coach, told The telegraph of the dangers of polygamous work.
“It could mean that small business owners find their employees from work sick more due to burnout,” he said.
“Those who are staying in two jobs will be overstretched.
Whether it is a symptom of financial necessity or opportunism, polygamous work raises pressing questions about trust, governance and the sustainability of remote first work culture.
