Have you ever worked 2 jobs at once while working from home?

My friend does this, but, for her, the times don't overlap. One is a primary job and the other is a freelance job.

Not a bad idea, OP. Never thought about how easy it is to do that with everyone working from home. I may try it.

Tell us more about this decoy figure you’d place in front of the camera

I like the idea, OP. Give it a try.

I did this for about 3 months. Working two job simultaneously. It was extremely stressful and go an UTI twice during this time.

The money was great and I did it to pay off some bills. But, I’ll never do it again.

I've had simultaneous Zoom and Teams meetings while shitposting here. In fact, I'm doing it right now on a Zoom call and they think I'm taking copious notes.

Do you have a work laptop supplied by company #1? Or are they somehow monitoring your time? Because I could see that being an issue if you were switching between jobs during the day.

Yes. Very hard.

I have way too many zoom calls in my current job to consider another similar job

This sounds like an episode of [italic]I Love Lucy[/italic] .

Here's the decoy OP ordered....Just don't inflate him on camera or you'll get a sexual harassment thing going

What is the problem? if you don't like it or it doesn't work just quit one of them. If the 2nd job suits you then you can try it out without quitting your first job. As long as you are doing the work for both companies I don't understand the problem.

No moonlighting!

[quote]Tell us more about this decoy figure you’d place in front of the camera

I'm assuming it's inflatable.

I only recommend part-time. Two full-times is dangerous—for health—you’ll probably get caught and let go. The part-time should either be flexible; rare meetings or after work.

No, it’s not inflatable. I have a dressing mannequin that I plan on using. Putting a wig on it, with glasses and a hat and it could fool people, especially in a tiny low res square on Zoom. Also someone on CNET wrote an article about how he tricked his co-wokers for two weeks into thinking he was actually in Zoom meetings when it was just a decoy.

I'm too busy and have too many client meetings. If I had a less demanding job I guess I would consider it.

[quote] you’ll probably get caught and let go.

How would you get caught if you don’t tell anybody?

R18–you’re not “available” through IM or phone; you can’t make that meeting because you have a meeting at the same time with your real job; you’re slow with projects; etc.

I was thinking something like this as my decoy. This was a quick version, the one I use will be slightly more realistic.

As someone who runs zoom meetings almost daily, I can tell you that if someone put a never breathing, never moving, never blinking, never speaking mannequin in front of the camera, I would stop the meeting and totally rip the person a new asshole, right before firing them. Can't wait to see if you work for me...

Who says the mannequin can’t move or blink?

Does receiving or giving a blowjob while typing count?

You don't have to use a decoy. There's a tik tok on how to use a looped image of yourself.

Don’t try it, Mr. Toobin.

I wouldn't want to work with R21. She's a humorless cunt.

That girl is really beautiful, R24. Too bad she's a Jesus freak.

Yes. High powered reporter for important publication. And private cam sex sessions for horny east coast sluts.

I worked 2 dicks at once while working from home!

Yes! I did the same as R1. Worked FT at a company (for benefits) while freelancing PT at another company. It was difficult, but paid off when co 1 (which I hated) laid me off and co 2 (which I really wanted) hired me FT. I did this before Covid, while onsite at co 1. It should be easier now if entirely remote.

This sounds like an 80’s sitcom plot. After OP’s plan gets foiled by both bosses at the same time, he will finally understand that the real treasure was the friends he made along the way.

Research carefully first. I read about something like this and the person got in trouble for fraud. I think it’s considered falsifying time or stealing from the company.

R28 - sex alone or with someone else?

[quote] Research carefully first. I read about something like this and the person got in trouble for fraud. I think it’s considered falsifying time or stealing from the company.

Why would it be fraud when it’s work from home and you set your own hours. As long as you get the work done, it shouldn’t matter, even if it means you have to work weekends.

By taking up a full time second job, you could also possibly be depriving somebody else who is currently unemployed of a job.

R35, and...

Doing it now. When the pandemic hit, I kept my old job and started wfh and was bored out of my mind. A lot of what I do is meet w potential university students (admissions dean) and so I started scheduling them all from 8-noon my time which left a lot of the day free. So I took on a side gig editing and it brought in an extra 60k from last Feb til now. I was able to waive insurance on the second job so it’s been almost entirely net profit.

How did you get an editing job that pays that much part time?

I've always done this, even before Covid. Now I work my primary job from 9-6 and then from 6-11 I do freelance stuff. This is likely the last project I will take on like this though. I'm getting older and I can't take the stress anymore. But yes, the money is nice.

R38, if it's video editing which is what I do that money is feasible.

Are you a poor? Why would you work two jobs if you didn’t need to?

I've been poor, r40. I'm not anymore precisely because I have worked two jobs on and off for years. I have a lot of $ saved now and zero debt. I don't need to work the two jobs anymore so like I said, this will be the last time.

[quote] Are you a poor? Why would you work two jobs if you didn’t need to?

Uh, so you can get two salaries? If one pays $150K and the other pays $225K, then you’re almost making half a mil a year.

Take a 3rd or 4th job and outsource most of the projects at a small rate to someone in a depressed country to do while you watch TV all day.

That's a quick way to get fired from all those jobs. I've fired several people for doing that shit. Kiss your recommendations goodbye as well for any other place you try to apply at.

Why, R44? Why did you fire them? How would you even know they have other jobs? And SEVERAL of your people were working multiple jobs?

As an editor, I am sought after because of my particular style and work ethic. It would be obvious if I turned in work that wasn't mine not to mention getting shit back from a less talented editor that was crap and not wanting to put my name on it or associated with it. I have a reputation to protect.

Are you kidding me? You're openly admitting to being unproductive and double/triple dipping by "working" for multiple employers all at the same time, and just phoning it in at each position.

It's beyond easy to monitor and spot when employees are doing this crap.

I've been phoning it in for decades. No one's noticed because my phoning it in is better than most people's best.

Before making a decision, watch the restaurant scene in Mrs. Doubtfire, OP.

I totally agree with R44. I had a couple of employees pull that crap, and they got caught because they were unable to meet deadlines. Frankly, I believe they pretty much stopped working for us and just dragged it out until they were fired. They got their wish.