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Working two jobs - experiences?

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rexythedinosaur · 14/02/2023 06:39

Does anyone work two jobs across the week rather than one full time?

I mean WFH jobs like marketing/ comms/ HR/ admin etc for large companies?

I want a role in a specific sector but I don't see many full time at the moment that I like the look of, but I see a lot of 2/3 day roles.

Not sure what it would be like to have two separate employers and if it would matter or just be the same.

Anyone have any experiences of this?

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Adrelaxzz · 14/02/2023 06:43

I have 4! One of which I'm self employed for. One is 3 days a week and the other two are ad hoc consultancy roles, each about half a day a week. I love it. Never get bored as so varied.
Have to keep organised to keep on top of it all. Every day I usually do a bit for 2 or 3 of them.

Oblomov23 · 14/02/2023 06:47

I've had 2 for a few years now. One part time for for over 10 years that then went down and down in need, so I took a 2nd part time one. Works perfectly. Why would it not?

Doremisofarsogood · 14/02/2023 06:49

I have 3. Totals 40 hours. Works for us, it helps that 1 is term time and the other 2 I WFH. Feel free to ask if there's anything in particular you want to know 😊

Walkley18 · 14/02/2023 06:53

Yes I've done this for years. It worked ok. Then one job offered a promotion with full time hours so now I just do the one job, which I do prefer. The thing to ensure is that if one job has occasional random days you have to do ( say you normally work tues and thurs but every quarter they have a mandatory staff meet on a weds) that the other job is flexible. Which mine always have been as they've mainly involved working from home.

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rexythedinosaur · 14/02/2023 07:03

Doremisofarsogood · 14/02/2023 06:49

I have 3. Totals 40 hours. Works for us, it helps that 1 is term time and the other 2 I WFH. Feel free to ask if there's anything in particular you want to know 😊

Thanks! My main concern is competing demands and the manager of one job not knowing your workload/ stresses in the other and if that has an impact.

Like at uni I did two different subjects in different departments and it was a nightmare because they didn't coordinate and basically gave us way more assignments than we could do in half-time 😂 I ended up switching to one subject which was a lot better!

So I suppose I worry whether it would end up being extra stress/ extra work! Does that affect you at all?

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CrispsnDips · 14/02/2023 07:14

I think it’s about wearing two hats, it can be stressful but if you make clear the expectations at the beginning, it could work. Maybe promise X company that you are only available on certain days/hours and Y company that you only have availability on certain days.

I work part time for a Charity, 34 hours, have my own private practice - which means working in the evenings - and work six hours at the weekend.

If one of the jobs was less demanding, it might be helpful…? I know people who have quite involved work but then do a little housekeeping job alongside where there might not be any pressure.

Spendonsend · 14/02/2023 07:21

I have 3. Its mainly fine but it is harder to balance 3 sets of different priorities than balancing the demands of one organisation. Each employer likes to feel like your only priority. I also dont qualify for the pension scheme in one of my roles as I earn under the threshold. I have made my own arrangements but no employers contribution. In the plus side its not boring, bigger range of skills and unlikely to get my redundant from 3 jobs on the exact same month.

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 14/02/2023 07:21

Lots of people do. Just need to be organised and plan! Don’t forget to be proactive in making time for your own life outside of work. It’s easy to get sucked in to doing so many hours you don’t get a break at all. I found that’s when you start to get run down and fall sick with every passing cold/bug. Even one day per week is better than no time to do life admin/shopping/housework etc etc, or just relaxing for a bit.

Gizlotsmum · 14/02/2023 07:22

Dependant on the industry you may need to check that having 2 jobs in the same sector doesn’t cause any conflict for your employer.

rwalker · 14/02/2023 07:35

Years ago did 4 the worked round about 60 hours +
I don’t think I could of worked 1 job 60 hours but each job different so didn’t seem as hard

Doremisofarsogood · 14/02/2023 08:06

rexythedinosaur · 14/02/2023 07:03

Thanks! My main concern is competing demands and the manager of one job not knowing your workload/ stresses in the other and if that has an impact.

Like at uni I did two different subjects in different departments and it was a nightmare because they didn't coordinate and basically gave us way more assignments than we could do in half-time 😂 I ended up switching to one subject which was a lot better!

So I suppose I worry whether it would end up being extra stress/ extra work! Does that affect you at all?

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All my jobs are completely unrelated so have no impact on each other at all, which helps! I do find that it's very busy just having to commit to all those hours as well as DD activities, school stuff and time for my hobbies too, but tbh I'm not the sort of person who is good at relaxing and I'll always find something to do so I may as well be busy and get paid for it!

Like others have said, you need to be very organised as planning is key, especially if kids are around as well. Now it's second nature to me and I honestly don't know what I'd do with all that extra time if I didn't work!

Latenightreader · 14/02/2023 08:34

I've also done it for years but found it worked best if I kept them clearly separate - different jobs on different days. I have occasionally had two jobs for the same employer and things got very blurred so I ended up doing some of the higher paid work on the day I was paid less.

ijphoo · 15/02/2023 07:25

I have three, all mainly online. Having more than one job gives me extra security, and prevents me becoming over-invested in any single job.

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