Millennial Explains How He Makes Over $250,000 Secretly Working 2 Remote Jobs – and Shares 4 Tips for the Overemployed

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Thomas, A Based in Georgia HE worker In her 30s, said her journey has A "overemployed" way of life began has A very young age.

He grown up up "very poor," he said Business Insider, And After her mother LEFT her father, he, her mother, And four siblings sharing A one piece apartment For two years.

"As I obtained older I was as, 'I don't do it to want has live as that," he said.

In 2016, When Thomas had roughly $40,000 In credit map debt And was in trouble has pay child support, he decided has look For A second remote job he could work on THE sly. Two years later, job juggling had help him pay disabled her debt, but he was not ready has give he upwards.

"I kind of felt invincible, And he do Me feel as that will be A less thing I to have has worry about In life," said Thomas, of which identify East known has BI but has has been retained due has her fear of professional repercussions.

HAS This day, Thomas East secretly functioning two full time remote jobs that pay on $250,000 A year In combined salaries, according to has documents seen by BI. Do SO has help him to grow her net value has on $500,000, pay disabled two new cars, journey more, And find "financial stability And freedom," he said. Thomas added that he would have love has to have A third job if he can find THE RIGHT in shape.

Thomas East among A little band of WE. workers — a lot In THE technology And HE Industries — secretly holding several remote jobs. Functioning more that A job has once can not violate federal Or State laws, but he could infringe a few job contracts And be A can be pulled offense if A worker East Never find outside.

As layoffs to have propagated through THE technology industry, Thomas said THE additional job security that come with overemployment has become even more important. he is even encouraged a few colleagues has look For second jobs And provided advice on pulling he off.

“Companies will end You Or to set down You disabled without any of them notice has all," he said. "I NOW to have THE belief that everyone should always keep two jobs."

Thomas has had several different relay as A overemployed worker.

Roughly A year After he began her overemployment, he decided has take A to break. He said A of her jobs became a lot more demanding And that he research has adjust has THE workload Before he took on A second job once again.

In addition, all along This career, Thomas has work A mix of full time And contract jobs, And THE last to have typically had A expiry date.

As pandemic fears to have ease In recent years, Thomas said he is Also work For companies that required employees has back has THE desk. Given functioning from a distance was key has her overemployment, he decided has part manners with those employers.

These job separations are THE main reason Thomas has had roughly Seven different jobs Since 2017. While he is in general had No more that two jobs has once, he said there were three has four month When he had three jobs — And A month When he had four. All but A of her jobs were remote — he said flexible functioning hours activated him has Juggle A hybrid And remote role For A during.

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