I’m secretly working 3 remote jobs but never clock more than 40 hours a week—this is the insane amount of money I make each year

He’s working three jobs — but not doing any overtime

Damien, an IT support agent who requested to use a pseudonym out of fear of professional repercussions, told Business Insider that he’s actually juggling multiple jobs simultaneously — and raking in a big paycheck as a result.

“I just have a hard time saying no, because I feel like if I could squeeze it in, then why not?” the 30-something remote worker, who resides somewhere in the Mountain West, told the publication.

Gen Z previously rebranded job juggling as “poly-work.” Dusan Petkovic – stock.adobe.com

Damien is allegedly set to bring home $368,000 this year from his three jobs, and his income gave him the opportunity to travel and splurge on life’s finer things, like restaurants or furniture, while his wife was able to quit her job.

“I was at a point where I had so much cash, I didn’t even know what to do with it,” he admitted.

But he isn’t the only one working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Gen Z, of course, has a term for that: “poly-work.”

Coined last year, the phrase refers to young employees who are working multiple jobs to counter the high cost of living.

“As long as I’m doing my job and what’s asked of me, I don’t feel any guilt for it at all,” Damien said. Rymden – stock.adobe.com

“Gen Z and millennials … don’t see job security in the way former generations did,” Silvija Martincevic, the CEO of workforce management company Deputy, told Fast Company last year. 

“They don’t see employer loyalty in the same way,” she added. “So they prioritize financial security over tying themselves up to one employer.”

Damien, for one, said companies can “let you go at any point.”

“As long as I’m doing my job and what’s asked of me, I don’t feel any guilt for it at all,” he said.

He previously tried and failed job juggling years ago, explaining that he got cold feet working two jobs in the same industry — saying it was “too close for comfort” — and missed having more free time.

But now, he works one job that pays approximately $150,000 annually, which he started back in September, and another that pays about $140,000. His new third gig will add an additional estimated $78,000 to his yearly income.

And at the end of the day, he still doesn’t work more than 40 hours per week.

He said that the tasks typically don’t overlap — save for the occasional meeting overlap, which he solves by using two different sets of headphones to listen to both calls at once.

“I figure I’ll do it as long as I don’t feel like it’s negatively affecting my life,” he said. “I have the time. What else am I going to do?”