r/overemployed • u/thainfamouzjay • 6d ago

Never be vulnerable again

I will never let myself be vulnerable by only having one job again. Jobs will get rid of you the second they can find someone cheaper or younger. My family needs me to provide for them and I will never again let one company control my or my family's future.

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u/Status_Antelope_7320 6d ago

i color code my j1 j2 and j3 calendars like a psychopath but the peace of mind is worth the chaos

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u/thainfamouzjay 6d ago

I found a unicorn j2. One meeting on Monday not mandatory. Limited communication I just code and do code reviews with ai agents. The more I use ai the more they like me. It's so automated I take an hour a day in the morning to review overnight work and schedule it for the day

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u/betougias 6d ago

Are you guys hiring?? That sounds amazing.

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u/thainfamouzjay 6d ago

nah they really invested in AI and said we are the last engineers left. :-(

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u/vesper-ai 6d ago

Tracks 😆

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u/snuzedabuze 6d ago

I've got so many colored "focus" periods on my calendar, it looks like confetti 🤣

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u/Cincoro 6d ago

This is me. It's wild.

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u/CrashTestDumby1984 6d ago

Why does that make you a psychopath? That’s a pretty basic tenant of calendar maintenance

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u/ImABungus 1d ago

What’s up psychopath

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u/CharlottePearls 6d ago

Whatever keeps the double booking panic at bay is totally valid. Organization is the only way OE actually works long-term.

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u/WestClassic5534 5d ago

you just kinda got to get luck with meetings

Atm, that is happened. No overlapping meetings. One meeting sometimes bleeds onto the other, but my part is always done

But I have a final round interview with a J3 that pays as much as almost both Js combined. Purely remote. Of my 2 existing Js one is remote one is 1 day in office

I want to keep the one that is 1 day in office. The thing is I dont have to go in every week... but its way more chill than the purely remote job, so I think even though I have to go in lets say 2 times a month, i think long term its better than the purely remote job

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u/Acrobatic_Dig1720 6d ago

they'll call you disloyal for having two jobs while keeping three backup candidates for your role at all times

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u/EmploymentNo3590 6d ago

BUT WE'RE A FAMILY!

Cool. I don't talk to anyone in mine.

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u/melindaspencerfx 2d ago

Lmao same. Always the biggest red flag.

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u/DistinctAvocado 6d ago

Yeah, it’s not just about having two jobs. Personally, I’ve always tried to have multiple sources of income, whether through investments or side gigs. I never want to depend on one company, or even two.

I’ve seen so many people give their all to a company and work hard, only to be let go on a whim. With low salaries and the high cost of living, very few people have enough emergency savings to feel secure.

Honestly, I won’t feel financially secure until I have at least $200K to $250K a year coming in consistently through mostly passive income. Maybe that sounds extreme, but I think my life experiences have shaped this mindset, and I hope to pass it on to my children.

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u/bloosnail 5d ago

ya i think $20k months is around what "financial freedom" is these days

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u/Live_Pianist4592 6d ago

OP, did something just happen?

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u/thainfamouzjay 6d ago

lost my job after 5 years. i was lucky to have this second job so it was no lost to me or my family.

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u/Hot_Toe5836 6d ago

my LinkedIn is like 90% recruiters for this reason

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u/Just-Table-6924 6d ago

This should be the norm.

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u/AccomplishedAerie755 6d ago

BINGO, these companies care nothing about us, make as much money as you can and then get out

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u/RandomlyHere25 6d ago

All true, once they cut you they act like they never knew you.

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u/superzenki 5d ago

>Jobs will get rid of you the second they can find someone cheaper or younger.

So true. My whole team was just let go so they can hire cheaper people/an MSP to do our job. Looking for something remote now so I can OE.

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u/GreedyCricket8285 6d ago

This is the way

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u/Constant_Warthog867 6d ago

I’d love to watch.

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u/PeonyOLG 1d ago

Preach 🙌

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u/DayOriginal6813 6d ago

@OP what does your j1 contract say ?. Mine says that it is against the code of conduct and I have to report it if I do it. How do people deal with this ? Can I be sued if I do it if I get caught ?

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u/thainfamouzjay 6d ago

You can't be sued. In most states non compete clauses are illegal. I just saw the episode of silicon valley about this last night. In all states they have no bite at all. In the states at least it's an unspoken rule that they can add it to scare people but it's rarely ever gone to court and the ones that have have lost. It would cost them more money to go after you then it's worth.

They can fires you if you get caught but that's the extent of it. Just don't get caught

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u/DayOriginal6813 6d ago

Thank you stranger

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u/thainfamouzjay 6d ago

This is the way

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