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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course this isn't allowed.  Wait until they audit you and you have to pay back your salary. This is a reason why WFH doesn't work and everyone is back in the office[/quote]

Who is this "they"? There's no such thing as employer audit. I'm a fed and a lot of my coworkers have 2nd jobs but in unrelated fields (real estate, clothes making, etsy stores, couple counseling, sports coaching, tutoring, bartending etc.). As long as you don't work the same hours and there is no conflict of interest, go for it.  [/quote]

Same hours is a myth. Exempt employees don’t do time cards. [/quote]

Yes they do in some fields. Namely ones that care about billable hours.[/quote]

Sucks that you went to law school. Talent in the tech sector absolutely getting paid from 2 jobs right now. Rarely are our hours defined and current tech sector philosophies allow for people to be unavailable at random times for "creativity" or whatever. There is technically nothing wrong with working 2 jobs at the same time when both only expect you to put in 40 hours.[/quote]

[b]"Rarely are our hours defined"[/b] - they are not defined for a reason, so that you could work 24-7 if needed and with different time zones.  Working across time zones is very common in tech space.  But this doesn't imply you can get away working 2 hours a day like it's insinuated here.

"allow for people to be unavailable at random times for "creativity" or whatever" -  In the recent years everyone is on some sort of chat software (Teams, Slack, etc), so it's ok if you don't answer right away as people usually just ping you instead of calling or emailing.  But you will be questioned if you aren't available to answer or if you answer (using your phone), but cannot provide full answer or jump on a call because you are away from your computer.   It's the same thing as not being at your desk at all times, people assume you are in a meeting at some conference room or in the bathroom, or getting a break.  Nobody was ever chained to a desk in an old "cube-world" either.   But if you are consistently gone it will be noticed regardless if you are in person or remote.

"both only expect you to put in 40 hours" - correct, and they usually allocate your time to make sure you are occupied full time.  Are you saying that you work 80 hour weeks pulling in your weight at both companies?  Maybe some people do this, I used to when I was young.  And with performance drugs these days.. most kids seem to be on ADHD meds, maybe this helps to pull long days and hyperfocus and get stuff done quicker, IDK.  In this case go ahead and milk it.  Nobody would say it's illegal or unethical to work 2 jobs.  People are against those who double-dip make the employers pay for the hours not worked because they are worked at another job. [/quote]

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