As news of Soham Parekh, the software engineer who has been accused of working for several Silicon Valley startups at the same time, spreads on social media, bosses have been venting their suspicions about their own remote workers.
Their instincts may not be wrong. Post-pandemic remote work has quietly created a loophole that many, like Parekh, have exploited to hold down several gigs at once.
Research by Paychex from back in 2023 found a staggering 40% of workers were juggling two jobs. But Gen Z were the most prolific “polyworkers,” with 93% of the youngest generation of workers splitting their time between multiple employers. In comparison, just 28% of baby boomers and 23% of Gen Xers admitted to holding down three or more jobs.
For workers, it can mean paychecks in the tens of thousands, the ability to maximize their earning potential while they’re young and child-free (and not yet displaced by AI), and retire early. One Reddit user claims to have just landed a fifth concurrent job, bringing their income to over $3,000 a day.
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