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Let\u2019s get you up to date with the latest buzzword.\n\nHow many jobs do you hold currently? One? Two? Or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/remote-tech-workers-secret-multiple-jobs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four full-time jobs<\/a> with a whopping combined annual salary of US$680,000(~$1.06million AUD)?\n\nSide hustles aren\u2019t new \u2014 I\u2019m sure many of you have family and friends in your circle who work a full-time job but make some extra cash through their passions and hobbies. With stagnating wages, rising cost of living and high inflation rates, it\u2019s no surprise that many are looking for ways to earn additional income outside of their primary role.\n\nIn fact, our <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/remote-work-report\/\">Remote Work Report 2022<\/a> found that more than half of knowledge workers surveyed across four regions have a secondary income stream \u2014 51% in Australia, 51% in New Zealand, 56% in Singapore and 66% in Malaysia.\n\nThe difference however, is that while most knowledge workers are building secondary sources of income through investments in stocks or properties, business ventures or secondary part-time jobs, some folks are taking it to a whole new level. And by that, we mean committing to two or more simultaneous 9-to-5 full-time jobs.\n\nIt may sound crazy, but it sure isn\u2019t impossible \u2014 plenty have shared their success stories and plenty more are jumping on the bandwagon.\n<h2 id=\"so-what-is-the-overemployment-movement\">So, what is the overemployment movement?<\/h2>\nIt isn\u2019t a completely new concept and has been an open secret, especially in the tech industry, for years. But the pandemic, which accelerated the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/the-remote-first-workplace-playbook\/\">rise of remote work<\/a>, has made it easier than ever for individuals to juggle multiple roles.\n\nOveremployment, also known as moonlighting, refers to individuals that work two or more full-time jobs without their employers finding out about the others. It\u2019s much more common in fully remote roles, and task-based jobs such as software development or computer programming.\n\nIn the privacy of their home offices, employees can work as flexibly as they want to, jumping in and out of meetings, declining meetings, or scheduling multiple interviews with other companies \u2014 all under the radar.\n\nThere\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/overemployed.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">growing community<\/a> out there led by a man known only as \u2018Isaac\u2019, the founder of the overemployed movement. He openly shares <a href=\"https:\/\/overemployed.com\/my-story\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his story<\/a> of how he went from being passed over for a promotion to working two full-time jobs at once. It struck him like an epiphany \u2014 why should he slog so hard at one job without any reward or recognition, when he could be mediocre at two jobs with double the salary?\n\nHe prides overemployment as a way to earn extra income, achieve financial freedom, be free from office politics and layoffs, and improve mental health. And you\u2019ll be surprised at how many working professionals have joined the movement or are keen to learn more about it \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/overemployed\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">overemployed subreddit<\/a> has 109k members and counting, alongside a <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/a8VGhbZyek\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Discord server<\/a> where members share tips and tricks on keeping their overemployment journey going.\n<h2 id=\"how-do-people-become-overemployed-and-get-away-with-it\">How do people become overemployed (and get away with it)?<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Guy seated at his work from home desk with one monitor and two laptops\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22778\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image5-1.png\" width=\"1125\"\/>\n\nThere are three main reasons employees have turned to overemployment: they are either disillusioned with their corporate lives, have a very lucrative job offer that they find hard to reject, or have a very concrete financial goal in mind \u2014 be it early retirement or buying a house.\n\nSome employees who work incredibly efficiently and manage to finish all their tasks in record time have also turned to overemployment because they started wondering \u2014 what should they do with all their extra time? Why not use it to make even more money, or pursue a different field they\u2019ve always been interested in?\n\nAs they start out and quickly get the hang of leading double, triple, or even quadruple professional lives alongside helpful tips from the community, they become more and more comfortable with overemployment. The satisfaction they get from multiple paychecks is also extremely rewarding and makes everything worth it. Take it from this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/careers\/these-people-who-work-from-home-have-a-secret-they-have-two-jobs-11628866529\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">computer engineer<\/a> working two full-time jobs \u2014 he says: \u201cevery other Friday, when those paychecks drop, I am reinvigorated.\u201d\n\nIf you were ever wondering how they get away with it, here\u2019s how.\n<h3 id=\"lining-up-multiple-offers\">Lining up multiple offers<\/h3>\nBecause overemployment entails constant stress and fear of getting caught, most employees are prepared to lose any one of their multiple jobs at any given time. They continue going for <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/virtual-interview-letter-template\/\">virtual interviews<\/a> every month so they have a steady supply of replacement roles available \u2014 this provides them with a fallback in case they\u2019ve been exposed. They can instantly jump into another role once the current one is compromised.\n\nEach job is referenced as \u2018J1\u2019, \u2018J2\u2019, \u2018J3\u2019 and so forth. If they\u2019ve accepted multiple offers within the same week, they generally try to stagger their onboarding dates so it doesn\u2019t clash. It\u2019s difficult trying to wrap your head around two new companies at the same time, and definitely not recommended.\n\nOveremployed veterans also advise against working for startups \u2014 they expect too much work. Larger organisations that allow remote work make it easier for them to not blow their cover.\n<h3 id=\"dealing-with-overlapping-meetings\">Dealing with overlapping meetings<\/h3>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gif of Oprah pointing in different directions\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22777\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image7.gif\" width=\"480\"\/>\n\nWhen they\u2019re dealing with more than one full-time job, chances are, their meetings will overlap. So what do they do to avoid that? Many turn to various excuses to reschedule, drop in and out of meetings, or generally get away with it because they only have to be active in one while listening in on the other.\n\nIf two meetings clash, some people like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/remote-tech-workers-secret-multiple-jobs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abel<\/a> attend both with two separate headphones. He processes both streams of information at the same time, and pays loose attention to both, tuning in if he hears his name mentioned. If there\u2019s ever a delay, he uses the excuse of a bad connection.\n\nOthers deal with diary clashes by declining certain meetings, or saying that they prefer to resolve it over Slack because it\u2019s more convenient and efficient that way. Somehow that excuse always works \u2014 everyone loves it when something can be resolved without a meeting. Alternatively, saying that they really need head-down-focus-time to finish another deliverable has been found to work too.\n\nIn other cases like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/careers\/these-people-who-work-from-home-have-a-secret-they-have-two-jobs-11628866529\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this woman in Atlanta<\/a>, she\u2019s even hired a personal assistant to sit in on calls when she is double-booked, and alert her if she is needed in a meeting. The overemployed website also has a detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/overemployed.com\/manage-conflicting-meetings\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> on strategies to use when managing conflicting meetings.\n<h3 id=\"linkedin-profile-management\">Linkedin profile management<\/h3>\nHow does someone who\u2019s overemployed manage their Linkedin profile? Which jobs do they choose to show and which ones are hidden? I\u2019m sure you\u2019re curious to find out!\n\nThe truth is, people in the community either make their accounts private after accepting a job offer, or hibernate their accounts. They use reasons such as \u2018being hounded by recruiters\u2019 to avoid having an active Linkedin profile, or getting tagged in Linkedin posts by their current companies.\n\nNot everyone promptly updates their Linkedin profile as soon as they switch jobs too, so it doesn\u2019t raise an alarm when someone\u2019s profile appears outdated. Once again, the overemployed community has covered <a href=\"https:\/\/overemployed.com\/managing-linkedin-with-multiple-remote-jobs\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin management tips<\/a> too.\n<h3 id=\"be-adequate-not-great\">Be adequate, not great<\/h3>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIF of a scene from Severance\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22776\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image3.gif\" width=\"480\"\/>\n\nThe entire premise of overemployment is doing the bare minimum to not get fired, but also not to shine too overtly so there\u2019s constant attention on you. When the overemployed are churning out good work, there\u2019s no reason for anyone higher up to be unhappy with their performance, and it enables them to hold onto that extra job much longer.\n\nSome of the overemployed are actually complete opposites of anti-work or quiet quitters \u2014 they\u2019re eager hustlers who want to work smart and get the most financial gain they can possibly earn out of it. They\u2019ve also discovered some of the most creative ways of highlighting their contributions and achievements so the rest of the company can see their work tangibly.\n\nSome top tips include:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sending out a P-P-P weekly recap either via email or during a 1:1 meeting (which stands for progress, problems and plans)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Keeping a \u2018brag sheet\u2019 of everything noteworthy they\u2019ve accomplished, along with any positive feedback they\u2019ve received regarding it \u2014 it comes in handy during appraisals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-some-potential-red-flag-behaviours-that-employers-have-identified\">What are some potential \u2018red flag\u2019 behaviours that employers have identified?<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIF of a woman saying 'are there any red flags I'm missing?'\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22775\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image2.gif\" width=\"400\"\/>\n\nAs overemployed employees generally do skilled, complicated work that is not subjected to micromanaging or constant monitoring, it can be difficult for organisations to accurately detect cases of overemployment.\n\nNevertheless, Canopy CEO Davis Bell has shared some \u2018red flag\u2019 behaviours that employers should watch out for. He also mentioned that although none of them indicate a problem when looked at individually, together they may indicate overemployment.\n\nSigns include:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Making their LinkedIn profile private upon accepting a job offer, rather than updating it to reflect that they work at &lt;insert new company&gt;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Not signing up for employee benefits<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Turning their camera off in meetings all the time<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Slow response times on Slack and email<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Frequently late to or absent for meetings with no explanation<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Worked for very large companies previously, where it may be easier to coast through work and hide inactivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-have-business-leaders-reacted-to-the-overemployment-trend\">How have business leaders reacted to the overemployment trend?<\/h2>\nMultiple business owners have openly voiced their displeasure with overemployment:\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Canopy CEO Davis Bell described it as a &#8220;new form of theft and deception, and not something in which an ethical, honest person would participate\u201d;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Wipro CEO Rishad Premji called it \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RishadPremji\/status\/1560894886026440704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cheating \u2014 plain and simple<\/a>\u201d; and<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Tata Consultancy Services COO N Ganpathy Subramaniam termed it as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/gadgets-news\/tcs-coo-n-ganpathy-subramaniam-has-a-warning-on-moonlighting\/articleshow\/94915989.cms\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unethical and unacceptable<\/a>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCompanies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/equifax-fires-24-workers-with-secret-second-jobs\/437263\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Equifax<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/09\/21\/it-services-group-wipro-fires-300-employees-for-moonlighting\/?\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wipro<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-tech-ceo-fired-two-engineers-for-having-second-full-time-jobs-warns-theyre-part-of-a-new-trend\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canopy<\/a> have also promptly fired employees after discovering their hidden, multiple corporate lives.\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Phoebe from Friends saying 'You're fired!'\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22774\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image6.gif\" width=\"480\"\/>\n\nTheir stance is completely understandable \u2014 after all, how can employees possibly contribute 100% to multiple full-time roles at the same time? Unsurprisingly, overemployment is also very controversial because apart from contractual obligations, employees are essentially lying to their employers and their coworkers.\n\nNot only are they taking jobs away from someone else who could have filled the position, they may also be affecting <p><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/general-manager-job-description\/\">managers<\/a><\/p> and colleagues negatively when they aren\u2019t pulling their weight in the team with project deadlines and deliverables.\n\nOn the other hand, there have been business leaders who have voiced their support for overemployment \u2014 but on the premise of several conditions. CEO of IT services and consulting company Tech Mahindra, C.P. Gurnani, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/technology\/news\/story\/tech-mahindra-ceo-supports-moonlighting-says-no-problem-with-employees-taking-up-second-job-1994626-2022-08-31\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he has no objection to his employees taking second jobs<\/a>, provided they are open about it, and meet productivity and efficiency norms.\n\nJonathan Saeidian, founder and CEO of Brenton Way, a Los Angeles-based digital marketing agency,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcamag.com\/us\/specialization\/employee-engagement\/moonlighting-is-it-a-fireable-offense\/421666\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> said he wouldn\u2019t fire employees<\/a> if they were found to be overemployed \u2014 as long as they do what is expected of them correctly and efficiently. However, if their other job <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/conflict-of-interest-template\/\">comes into conflict with their job<\/a> in his company, they will have to prioritise his company or be forced to make a hard choice.\n\nRob Reeves, CEO of Redfish Technology, a Silicon Valley recruiting firm, unwittingly discovered the fact that one of his new marketing hires never left his previous job at a high-profile brand. Despite previously considering such behaviour a cause for automatic firing, he\u2019s since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcamag.com\/us\/specialization\/employee-engagement\/moonlighting-is-it-a-fireable-offense\/421666\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">changed his mind about overemployment<\/a> after finding out that his employee is actually juggling both jobs remarkably.\n\nNow, he believes that, \u201cIf your employee is able to meet the needs of two companies at once, maybe he&#8217;s a talent worth holding onto!\u201d\n<h2 id=\"how-should-employers-deal-with-the-overemployment-trend\">How should employers deal with the overemployment trend?<\/h2>\nIf you caught your employee working multiple full-time jobs \u2014 what would you do? Would your first instinct be to fire them immediately?\n\nTechnically, employees aren\u2019t doing something illegal if they haven\u2019t signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/conflict-of-interest-template\/\">non-compete agreement<\/a> or exclusivity contract. But of course, some business leaders would strongly disapprove, especially if holding multiple full-time jobs means employees are performing poorly. Because this sudden surge in overemployment is relatively new, there\u2019s still much to be discovered regarding the best way to prevent it or monitor it.\n<h3 id=\"implementing-clear-and-transparent-policies\">Implementing clear and transparent policies<\/h3>\nFor companies who would like to discourage employees from overemployment, implementing internal policies regarding this topic would be beneficial. It makes a clear and strong statement about the company\u2019s stance, and also ensures transparency across the organisation.\n\nIt can be useful to set intellectual property protection standards, bring in non-compete or non-disclosure agreements, and reiterate the expectations and responsibilities employees are held accountable for \u2014 so they will be dissuaded from pursuing other full-time jobs.\n<h3 id=\"create-a-clear-and-conditional-approval-process\">Create a clear and conditional approval process<\/h3>\nFor companies who are more flexible and open-minded regarding overemployment, consider creating an external employment policy with a clear approval process, and conditions that need to be met in order to gain approval. This would encourage employees to openly disclose and seek approval from their \u2018main company\u2019 before pursuing additional sources of income.\n\nYou could also implement a <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/performance-review-template\/\">regular review process<\/a> to monitor and reflect on their performance levels over the past quarter or year, to ensure that their productivity and efficiency in producing deliverables hasn\u2019t been compromised with the additional role they\u2019ve taken on.\n<h3 id=\"address-the-underlying-reasons-behind-overemployment\">Address the underlying reasons behind overemployment<\/h3>\nMore importantly, companies should be addressing the main reasons driving employees away from their current role. Is it the <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/blog\/inclusive-hybrid-workplace\/\">working environment<\/a>? The lack of career opportunities or <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/resources\/how-to-coach-employees-in-the-workplace\/\">coaching<\/a>? Stagnant salaries and being overlooked for promotions?\n\nNo one wants to be working for an organisation that cares little for personal growth and development. And certainly no employee wants to be overworked and underpaid. If your company is experiencing a high turnover rate, low output levels or poor employee morale, it\u2019s probably time to step back and reflect.\n\nThere are so many ways you can <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/blog\/how-to-upskill-your-workforce-for-the-next-decade\/\">upskill your workforce for the next decade<\/a>, and keep your employees motivated and engaged by creating clear learning and career pathways.\n\nAnd because a huge motivation for overemployment is gaining multiple sources of income, it\u2019s crucial to ensure you\u2019re offering your employees competitive salaries and benefits, as well as regular progression (if they are deserving of it of course). If they\u2019re happy where they are, there\u2019s no reason for them to go looking for more!\n\nBesides, overemployment is stressful and unsustainable for a large majority in the long run \u2014 only a very small percentage successfully maintain their double or triple dipping effectively. Employees are turning to overemployment as a way out of poverty, debt, or financial pressures, but really, who wants to be stretched that thin and have to sneak around their jobs?\n\nAnother thing to consider \u2014 how strong is your <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/blog\/employee-value-proposition-evp\/\">employee value proposition (EVP)<\/a>? An EVP is tangible, it attracts job candidates and top talent to your business and ensures that your people stay! It also makes you stand out against competitors and shows that you care about your employees, which gives them less reason to be looking for opportunities elsewhere.\n<h2 id=\"the-wrap-up\">The wrap up<\/h2>\nUltimately, there really isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all approach, given that each employee approaches overemployment differently too. Whilst some may capitalise on paid leave and do the bare minimum to coast through months of paychecks, others are adeptly balancing and managing the responsibilities of dual roles. It\u2019s best to utilise the tips we\u2019ve given above, and evaluate each one on a case-by-case basis. There\u2019s no right or wrong answer here \u2014 it\u2019s all about how you manage the situation. We say it\u2019s best to focus on output over hours.\n\nAn all-in-one HR and payroll platform like <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/\">91±¬ΑΟ<\/a> helps you combat overemployment in so many ways. Strengthen your EVP with <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/products\/applicant-tracking-system\/\">management tools<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/products\/employee-learning-management-system\/\">learning pathways<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/solutions\/employee-engagement-software\/#benefit\">benefits<\/a> on the platform. 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