Working from home secretly makes it possible for a man, but why did he stop?

Due to the restrictions during the corona pandemic, working from home has initially been expanded in many areas. A current example from the USA shows what opportunities and difficulties this can bring.

What exactly is it about? We've reported on a case in the past where someone made a lot of money – almost $150,000 to be precise – with two secret full-time jobs.

An annual income that is clearly exceeded in the current case – but that also applies to working hours.

• Having two full-time jobs can mean a lot of income, but it will usually violate employment contracts and often require a high level of stress resistance.
• This also applies to the example of Business Insider currently reported. The one with the pseudonym hatch The person named earned $225,000 a year from her two jobs.
• The total working time was initially an easily spreadable 40 to 50 hours per week. But various reasons ultimately caused (too) much stress due to the double burden.

The reason Luke decided to take a second job in the first place was due to too much idle time in his first job in e-commerce.

This single job has already brought him a six-figure income.

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After 13 months it's over for 5 reasons

According to Business Insider, Luke used the money to buy a truck, start an Airbnb and significantly increase his savings.

But after 13 months, several factors came togetherwhich led to Luke quitting his second job again:

1. An upcoming promotion at his first job
2. A difficult boss at his second job
3. The recent birth of his first child
4. Achieving a higher tax bracket through the additional income
5. Returning from a complete home office to a hybrid solution at his first job

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Difficult combinations make the difference

point 5 The list above ultimately proved to be (too) a big challenge for Luke. This is especially true in combination with Point 1 or the higher workload that has arisen as a result of the upcoming promotion.

Point 4 has resulted in too little money left for Luke's liking from the extra $80,000 the second job brought him:

Paired with Point 2 or the difficult boss, his second full-time job became clearly less attractive for him.

Thanks to a short notice period of just two weeks But he was able to quickly say goodbye to it in order to have more time for his wife and child.