Teleworking has many advantages, both for the company and for the worker themselves. However, we already know that old expression that the law is made, the trap is done. There are those who take advantage of this distant circumstance to take what we call a silent vacation and others who They work, but much less than their companies think. This is the case with Jason.
Jason, 22, and a newly qualified software engineer, spoke to Business Insider about a very profitable practice. It was not in vain that he came earn around $12,000 per month working 20 to 30 hours per week. Their tactics in this regard are curious to say the least.
Two full-time jobs that I resolved into one part-time job
Jason’s history does not contain very specific data on his last names or the companies he worked for. In fact, his name is not real either, since it is a pseudonym that he uses for more than obvious reasons. However, other details of his tricks are known. Residing in the United States and having a full-time job that already earned him $75,000 per year, Jason wanted to earn some extra money
At first, he considered the possibility of doing small jobs like freelance, but I ended up finding something better. Another similar job in software development with similar time requirements. And all this without the other company knowing that he worked for the other.
Aside from possible conflicts of interest, since we do not know which companies these were, Jason managed to complete both tasks in record time. In about 20 or 30 hours I managed to finish it, which on paper is half the time I should spend on a single business. So, I finished it halfway through the half.
“I’m trying to sound incompetent.”
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The big question that arises from this is How did the engineer avoid getting caught? and this is something that is also addressed in the Business Insider report. He himself admitted to some of his techniques. The first of these was to make himself appear incompetent in front of his colleagues.
He did the job well himself, but he always tried to ask for the easier tasks, pretending that he was not yet ready for the more difficult ones and thus gaining the understanding of his colleagues and bosses.
Also It took longer to deliver the missions voluntarily.. In some cases, Jason was already preparing the next task or that of the other company, but by delaying deliveries it seemed that he was focusing on just one and thus saving time.
Having another backup job mitigated the risk of dismissal if you were caught
Jason also said hide behind the slowness of other colleagues. If he saw that they were late in their task, he did not hesitate to accuse them in front of those responsible so that they would not only have proof, but also provide themselves with an excuse. It was his way of justifying that he would also take his time (even though he was actually much faster than the others).
And given all of that, in some ways it can feel stressful to us, even though Jason said that’s not the case at all. Sticking to the easier tasks helped, but also refusing to tackle longer tasks. In any situation it could also mean anxiety about possible dismissal, but not for him, because have the other job as backup
Two years of deception that would not have been possible at Apple
Interior of Apple Park (Image: Appleinsider)
Jason would have held both jobs with these techniques for a year and a half (from November 2021 to mid-2023). And although it is not explained why he eventually abandoned this practice, it is said that during this period managed to win $144,000. All this, we remember, working full-time at two companies and spending the same time as one part-time job.
Under U.S. law, Jason committed no wrongdoing by working two full-time jobs. However, Yes, he could have been fired for breach of contract.. And the fact is that he (or they, because there were two contracts) stipulated a number of hours which, obviously, was not respected.
What is strange about all this is that the company did not realize this and that the possible cause is teleworking. At Apple, this is not possible, given that since the end of the pandemic, workers have been forced to return to the office. And even if this involves the departure of certain professionals, it is an effective measure to avoid practices like Jason’s.
By | Genbeta
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