Is It Unethical To Work 2 Full-Time Remote Jobs Simultaneously?

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🗓️ 10 September 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:00.0	This is the Ramsey Call of the Day, part of the Ramsey Network.
0:11.4	Today's question comes from Noah in Colorado.
0:15.0	My husband and I have two young kids.
0:17.3	We have no debt and make about $200,000 between the two of us for the first time in our lives. We make enough to live comfortably and save for retirement. We've gone from 25,000 to 300,000
0:26.6	in savings over the last three years. My primary job is done remote, and I'm considering
0:31.2	taking on a second remote job, which would add about $120,000 in income. I do not want to work
0:37.4	more hours, but I believe I can work more officially and get good income. I do not want to work more hours,
0:38.0	but I believe I can work more officially and get good results.
0:40.4	I want to do this so we can have the option to retire early
0:43.5	and spend more time with our kids is having two remote jobs,
0:47.8	at the same time, unethical, and am I setting myself up for failure?
0:51.5	Christy, I love this question because I actually reported on this on the Ken Coleman Show.
0:55.5	This is a new thing.
0:57.0	There is a huge movement of people that are working two remote jobs at the same time.
1:02.8	It's happening more and more.
1:03.9	So the answer to the question is it is unethical.
1:06.5	It is wrong if both companies aren't aware of it.
1:09.8	Now, if for some crazy strange reason both
1:12.4	companies are going yeah we're fine with you knocking down salaries or whatever
1:17.2	the pay is for two companies then of course it's okay but for one to not know
1:21.7	about the other yeah I don't think that's right I don't at all even though it's
1:26.4	doable and people are doing it.
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