FINAL UPDATE: Employee working secretly working 3 jobs at once gets caught and fired from all 3: 'How cooked am I, and what can I do?'

When Job #1 discovered that an employee was also working at several other companies, they quickly tattled to the other employers!

Just in case the thought has never occurred to you: did you know that some employees are working multiple 9-5 jobs at the same time? Your follow-up question is, how can that be? Well, I'll tell you how. It happens when a very crafty, cunning worker secures 2 or 3 or 4 jobs at the same time, quickly becoming the worst employee at all of them, as you can imagine. They're constantly missing meetings; their inboxes are stuffed full of unread emails.

When giving tips about their endeavors, they'll tell other budding over-employed workers to simply never answer emails, avoid meetings at all costs, and make up any and every excuse as to why you can't work in-office. Over-employed workers believe that most problems will work themselves out if ignored long enough. Like, if their employee emails them asking for guidance, if they ignore that email for long enough, eventually that employee will ask someone else, or solve the problem on their own.

While it seems like many of these overemployed workers have a long, stressful career making a bajillion dollars at their numerous jobs, a lot of people can't handle the mental effort that goes into the charade. Or, like this person, they get caught red-handed. And for this person, everything came crashing down like dominoes, leaving their career to come to a screeching halt.
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Just a quick note: the over-employed folks refer to each job as "J1," "J2," "J3," and so on, just to keep things straight.
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Overemployed workers warn against having basically any online presence at all — it seems like it's the main way that a lot of them get caught. Like, imagine you go on a work retreat, and that job posts pictures on LinkedIn. Before you can ask them to take down those photos, you're done for! Even adding coworkers as friends or connections could be a hazard. You basically have to avoid any online appearances at all, ever.
I have to wonder if all of this stress is worth the money… I mean, a lot of workers who go bragging about their workplace experiences seem to think that making 6 figures is worth it. If you're in a high-up position, you're not doing very much each day to begin with, so you may as well give it a try.
But, as this person's story shows, you can easy get yourself in permanent hot water from doing this. Word will spread among the hiring managers, recruiters, all your bosses and coworkers, and others in your line of work. Especially if what you do is a small industry where everyone knows each other, then you're just kissing your career goodbye the moment you accept job #2.
I also just constantly wonder about what these fellas do during tax season.Not sure how that all works… Still, I hope this person gets back on their feet and gets back to doing what they love: working 120 hours per week in a 40-hour time span.
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