A millennial making $350,000 a year through overemployment says he only worked 50 hours a week

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 06:03

overemployed remote worker — A Texas millennial is making six figures by secretly working two remote jobs, but he said it's taken a toll on his health and relationships. The worker in the story is not pictured.
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A Texas millennial is on track to earn nearly $350,000 this year secretly working two remote jobs.
Despite holding two jobs simultaneously, he typically only worked about 50 hours a week.
He's considering giving up overemployment because it's taken a toll on his health and relationships.

In 2021, Phil saw the workload at his software engineering job reduced considerably. He began wondering what he could do with the extra time on his hands.