AIBU to think it's fine for me to have 2 jobs?

[ImJustWondering]

I have a full-time job as a civil servant, but I've just accepted a full-time job in public relations as well. I know I can fulfil both roles perfectly well - luckily the civil service job is flexitime, which means I can do that work in the afternoons, while I do the PR stuff in the mornings.

Please don't think I'm doing this because of the money! I'm not actually short of cash, because as well as this I do a bit of freelancing a few evenings a year, which brings in a decent amount of cash, and I also earn a few quid from a family trust fund.

I'm doing it because I think I have so much to offer the world of PR! But I'm also a great civil servant, so I don't want to disappoint people by handing in my resignation there.

AIBU to think people shouldn't criticise me by suggesting I shouldn't be doing all this?

[PenguinLife]

Hi George

[fairiedemon]

What is your definition of full time? My full time job demands a minimum of 50 hours a week so I wouldn't be doing two of them! I would also question the ethics involved as there are bound to be times when the two commitments clash and one of your roles is funded out the public coffers.

[fairiedemon]

Oh. I fell for that one

[MyOtherNameIsTaken]

[TheNaze73]

Go for it. If you have the time & the flexibility, fair play to you

[intheknickersoftime]

Yanbu OP, you go for it hun. Sod the haters xx

[Gazelda]

You are an inspiration! In fact, you sound like Supermanwoman - I bet you juggle kids and a long commute too!

[GideonOsborne]

Yanbu this all sounds perfectly fine to me.

[RazzleDazzle3]

George - I'm sure you can manage it, you did so well in your last job too, I'm sure

[ALittleMop]

Och you'll be grand, surely the PR thing will only be a couple of hours of a morning anyway.

[Want2bSupermum]

Two jobs fine. Six jobs.... who are you kidding?

[Bloopbleep]

You come here stealing all our jobs...

[StewPots]

[Gottagetmoving]

Hmm,...not sure.
Were you not demoted from a higher position in your civil service job because you were incompetent?

[ifyoulikepinacolada]

Totally fine - I'm presuming you have extensive PR experience and there isn't anyone better qualified for the role anyway!

Haters gonna hate but u do u bbz ur sooooo inspirational x

[ImJustWondering]

I would also question the ethics involved as there are bound to be times when the two commitments clash and one of your roles is funded out the public coffers.



How can you POSSIBLY doubt me?

[Miniwookie]

I'd say if you can fit two 'full time' jobs into the working day then neither of them are full time (especially as one requires a long commute) so you should have your pay pro-rata-ed to reflect your part-time status.

[megletthesecond]

fairie so did I for a moment!

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

Who really we talking about? I feel this is something i need to know more about.

[ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged]

Ah. Got it. That didn't take much googling.

[PrincessFiorimonde]

Supermum

Six jobs - really? Think I lost count on my fingers and toes, where I do all my adding up

[Knifegrinder]

I know it's not you, Gideon, because you wouldn't consider any of that in the least unreasonable, you Tory scum.

[SpaghettiMeatballs]

Won't you find the commute between Cheshire and London tough or do you intend to solve that by simply never going to Cheshire?

[The80sweregreat]

Hello Gideon, glad i dont live in your constituancy.

[Want2bSupermum]

Yeah he has six jobs now. He is an MP, Editor of standard, is on payroll for 'research' of a US college, Blackrock, he is a speaker at Washington speakers bureau and chairman of northern powerhouse partnership.

My Dad hates him. Told him that for someone so incompetent, he was very good at getting jobs and its probably a good thing he has so many jobs so he doesn't screw up anywhere too badly.