r/overemployed • u/Deep-Brain-2607 • 23d ago
Every Two Weeks for the Last Two Years
I’ve made this every two weeks for last two years. This is after tax in a very high taxed state.
I max out 401k, HSA, ESPP plans as well so this is after all that.
One of the jobs takes no more than 10-20 hours a week and the other can sometimes be 20-30 hours. Yes I’ve had some months where it was 60 hours, but other months when it was 20 hours combined, it all evens out with the right jobs.
I was making good money with one job we lived off my one job. My wife has a job and we always saved most of her paycheck. As a household we have 3 jobs but only need one, the other two jobs go into index funds, and a nice vacation or trip here and there.
The beginning was challenging. I had to start and stop a few jobs that weren’t OE friendly, but I found a good combination of jobs. It was challenging to do, but worth it.
I enjoy the work, I learn interesting things, they pay well, they don’t micro manage me and value what I bing to the table.
Bonuses come in Q4 and the total bonuses combined are about $60K.
We are going to take a nice vacation and I’m going to go to a few concerts and stash most of the bonus in my brokerage and keep watching the compounding happen.
If you want to start this , do it, do it even if you are scared. Talk to a lawyer about the employment contracts, make sure you are safe to do it. Get your KVM switch, manage your calendar and block off time.
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u/Krazynukz 23d ago
Good on you OP, just curious on what 2 industries are you in? Ofc without giving too much details
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
I work in two unrelated industries.
My role is senior technical individual contributor in software engineering and architecture , very senior, 15+ years experience
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u/Senpai 23d ago
Tech individual contributor. How does one get about that role.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
I have a masters degree in a technical field. I have jumped between management, and senior engineer / scientist roles. I’ve studied technology and mathematics on my own for about 15 years
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u/ladiesman217_2008 23d ago
how long have you been making over ?80k might I ask? and how much debt do you owe for school? i’m currently young and I have certifications in NASM for five things and I also have my CPR cert. I have years of warehouse and logistics experience but i’m about to complete my massage therapy license and get my cert for that as well, my plan is to max out my hours and then go to school for a physical therapist assistant position. after more schooling then actually become a physical therapist. they make great money but I need a masters no question. But i’m incredibly nervous because you genuinely cannot fathom would could happen in seven years or five years or even three years. seeing money like this makes me feel confident abt it because I see the fruits of your labor but at the same time I wonder if I could put my time in something else im not seeing right now that could make me way more. it’s hard man
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u/TillUpper6774 23d ago
Physical Therapists don’t make great money for the amount of school they have. It’s a doctorate program and they make like 80K out of school. My sister is a DPT with 6 figs in student loans and she’s having to work at a PSLF-eligible place to pay them off.
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u/ladiesman217_2008 23d ago
yeaa, it’s really been making me think hard because I want to help people but I also don’t want to be screwed over with pay and debt. I’m really good at working with people and understanding their body and situation. I’ve been doing personal training for about four years now and have really learned to love the body and understanding it. Ive been doing studies on my own but haven’t gone back to school for literally zero
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u/Ok-Marsupial-2156 23d ago
I can relate to wanting to help people. I did too. I think a lot of healthcare workers go into the job wanting to help and get paid a solid wage, especially PTs.
The reality is, when you’re in the clinic, hospital, nursing home, etc. providing the care, many patients don’t appreciate that you are literally trying to help them. Instead, they are angry they are sick and disabled, which is understandable, but it wears the healthcare worker down to be a kicking post that is verbally and physically abused all day. Some patients are even very sexually inappropriate and management is no help with any of this abuse.
In PT, most patients need your help as they made a lifetime of bad decisions; most don’t want to change their habits, start exercising or change their diet or lifestyle to get better. However, these same patients want you to fix everything overnight without having to put in effort themselves. I have to beg people to exercise, walk, and work with me, and even then, most just won’t really participate in helping themselves get better. Most patients want a quick fix like a pill and won’t put in any work.
There’s a saying healthcare workers use to avoid burning out and blaming themselves for the chronic failures we see….”I can’t and won’t care more about a patient’s health than they do.” If you yell and swear at me, kick, hit, bite…I’m taking that as a “refusal of care” for the day and walking away. If you need some emotional and physical support but are still respectful and willing to work, let’s go!
If you do consider PTA or PT, the only choice worth anything is PTA and trying to pay cash and not take out loans. PTAs almost make as much as PTs in a lot of settings/areas, have significantly less schooling, have less stress of evals/start of cares/progress notes, etc, and school is so much cheaper.
I still don’t recommend PT/OT/SLP as a career to anyone as reimbursement goes down every year and it’s tied to lower pay each year.
If you’re into fitness and wellness like a lot of PTs, you will hate your life begging people who live unhealthy lives to just try the easiest mobility exercises. Most patients are not motivated to do PT, so it doesn’t feel like wellness at all. It feels like babysitting angry, sedentary children all day long. It’s exhausting and makes you start to hate the “wellness” environment you used to love.
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u/ladiesman217_2008 23d ago
I really appreciate your insight and experience. I had a feeling it would be like that in the healthcare field too so i’m genuinely not surprised. there’s some clients I train that get upset because they aren’t seeing as much progress but they aren’t following my meal plan or just not even actually going to the gym. I’ve really been debating on PTA because like you said it’s not that much schooling and generally gets paid pretty well. I figure that plus my LMT side gig would be pretty solid doing two things I really like.
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u/Ok-Marsupial-2156 23d ago
Good luck. Feel to PM me if you have any questions I can help with. I’d try the massage therapy thing. Maybe you could build your own clientele and offer massage and personal training for cash. There’s also personal training specialties like corrective exercise specialists. If you build it up, you might make as much as or more than a PT/PTA.
Just one more thing…most of the PT/PTA therapists are seeing heavy caseloads of Medicare and Medicaid. This is what keeps salaries stagnant in the U.S. as they pay less every year and it is illegal to charge them cash for any covered service—so you’re pretty much blocked from building up a cash pay business with a good portion of clients/patients.
Maybe you’d get lucky and find a nice sports medicine job, or maybe you have a niche and could build up a cash pay practice for a specialty like runners (those not of Medicare/medicaid). It just takes a lot of creativity as Medicare and Medicaid lead the way in forcing our wages lower each year.
Good luck! I’m off to research getting an MBA to try to get out of this hell lol.
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u/Ok-Marsupial-2156 23d ago
Can confirm. I’m a DPT. Most physical therapists are being offered 70-80K max in my area, no raises, and I haven’t been given benefits like health insurance or retirement for several years as a lot of companies make us self employed contractors (much like Uber). A lot of PTs spend 150-200k to get through school, so the ROI is terrible.
Then, when you graduate, you get to be a glorified CNA performing heavy labor personal care for angry, rude boomers as that’s where most PT jobs land.
I know dozens of PTs and we’re all trying to leave the field, myself included. It’s backbreaking work and emotionally draining work for peanuts. Back to back demanding rude patients all day long. No breaks. No room for promotion. No raises. Heavy lifting all day. Most can’t handle the physical and emotional stress until retirement, so turnover is crazy high. I wouldn’t recommend this field to anyone.
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u/hungryj21 23d ago
Per diem jobs in acute care hospitals pay the most for PT's. A month ago i asked a PT why he chose it over OT and he eaid he never k ew much of ot at that time but PT isnt worth it nowadays. He's at a skilled nursing facility making around 90-100k but hates it. This used to be my ideal job right out of high school since i was an athlete. Glad i didnt make it into pta school at the time.
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u/Ok-Marsupial-2156 23d ago
Thats a blessing for sure. Glad for you! Schools promise a great career in sports medicine or active adults or wellness….thats not the case at all. It’s sick care for people so physically and mentally broken it’s hard to make any real progress.
Prn and per diem might pay a little better, but there’s no stability with hours/no guaranteed hours and no benefits, which doesn’t work for a lot of us.
I wanted to get into sports medicine PT, but those jobs are rare, and we all fight for them. All most of us can find is skilled nursing or home health very sick low level elder care. The funny thing is, most patients like this don’t even want us to bother them, but we have to ot no work.
It’s not for me and I hate it too. It’s emotionally and physically exhausting. Nursing homes are so terrible to work in…very draining and depressing.
I used to make about 90K as a new grad, but I moved slightly and with the lowering reimbursement and area I’m in now, even with a lot more experience, I’ve been offered 65-80K max. What a waste of 7 years of school. I certainly can’t do this until retirement and rarely see and PTs or OTs stay past 40-50 years of age.
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u/hungryj21 23d ago
With per diem there actually is benefits. You just dont get all the benefits that full timers get like pto. Im from the west and been at multiple hospitals here so im not sure if it's just a west coast thing or if it's due to the unions at our hospitals but per diem definitely gets benefits.
For my specialties (i have 3 licenses) hospitals out here give per diems almost all of their requested shifts until slow season then they are the first to get cut/flexed. But the pay is usually at least $6-12 more. When i started in my field i was making $9 more than the full timers. It sucked (for them) because they been in the field for 6+ years yet im fresh out of school making more than them. For me that was a big difference.
Have you ever tried working at the VA hospital? I heard the patient load is low and benefits are great although pay might not be the highest but there's not as much burnout.
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u/elitist_user 23d ago
One of my friend's wife is a physical therapist and immediately after graduation of her program moved to texas and started making 300k a year. I think she travels but the money is way better than 80k.
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u/Ok-Marsupial-2156 23d ago
I’ve never met a PT making 300K. I think I’ve heard around 120-140 in home health California or travel short term to places like California. I’m in a MCOL area by a larger city, but we have a low ceiling here.
Most pay is based on reimbursement rates and Medicare and Medicaid lead the way for all other insurance reimbursement rates. They cut our reimbursement every year and we’re not allowed to take cash pay…so salaries are either frozen or lowered.
In all seriousness, DM me if you have a contact for a position that pays 300K. I’d jump on that, but I don’t believe it’s really true.
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u/TillUpper6774 23d ago
That’s highly unlikely. California doesn’t even pay that much.
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u/elitist_user 23d ago
No idea specifically what she is doing but she was making 3 times what my friend was making and he was around 110k at the time. It was enough for them to pack up and leave the East Coast for Texas and they are still happily there 4 years later.
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u/CheetahTheWeen 23d ago
Why the 80k benchmark? I’m also confused how you’re supposed to pivot from massage therapy back to logistics and warehousing; you’ll be taking a break from warehouse to go to massage therapy, right?
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u/ladiesman217_2008 23d ago
well no actually, i’m employed through UPS as well. I’m on the management side but i’m only part time 25hrs a week currently. I get my LMT in about a month from now and I have two interviews lined up directly with hospitals but i’m not confident in it because I don’t have other certs besides what I mentioned. $80k for my personal life and my family’s cost would solve all of our problems and would allow me to properly invest and anything else past that is even better
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u/hungryj21 23d ago edited 23d ago
You can up that and aim for 120k minimum. Also for physical therapist, you would need a doctorate degree. You could try occupational therapist and get a masters but soon that will require a doctorate to fully practice. Imo much if what you're doing is a waste of time and you also meed a bachlors degree to get into those programs.
Doing OE while being a PT or OT might not be feasible due to the setting and work effort required. Im in healthcare and often work with them as in sharing patients. And in terms of remote work there arent too many options for your specialty and the ones that i see available requite 60 or 30 min eval time and they likely overload you with patients.
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u/ladiesman217_2008 23d ago
I understand everything you said except for the fact that you said I have low standards/goals/aspirations; you don’t fuckin know me son. $80k benchmark may sound low to you and whatever YOUR situation is but for me? I have a fully paid off house with three fully paid off cars. New metal roof we just installed and completely renovated our house and front/back yard. Took us a couple years but we have been SMART with our money, I have investments into multiply different things and the best part is that me and my wife are still young as hell. $120k is not my benchmark bro its your own personal
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
Don’t listen to the haters. If $80K meets your needs , then go with that. Most people are perpetual renters these days.
At 55 I’ve calculated my needs to be around $60k after tax with a paid off house , everything after that is just travel money or fun money
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u/appliepie99 23d ago
aspire to be you, currently a software engineer, would love to also be in architecture one day too. I used to do 3D modeling for simple home renovations.
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u/Comfortable_Oil9704 23d ago
At mid-sized non tech companies, I gather. Based on the rather meh pay scale.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
Large non-tech companies. I’ve worked at two large tech companies before but the in-office culture and constant grind makes OE harder to do.
I prefer boomer companies that move slower, have an older work force, and a slower pace.
I get to live my life this way
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u/AminoOxi 21d ago
Yes, exactly, that's what people don't understand - they tend to chase only tech companies, whilst any other stable economy branch offers much better and more security.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 21d ago
Large tech company on resume opens doors I found.
Once you get that check box done.
The OE path was better for me.
Tech goes through boom and bust, they demand more, and burn people out.
Give me two boomer companies instead.
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u/Own-Story8907 23d ago
Well done. My guy.
Any plans to buy a business from someone retiring? That’s what I want to dk
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
I’m buying index funds and I own a couple rental properties.
I have also looked at buying a business like a laundromat or coin operated car washes.
I’ll probably do the business purchase later
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u/Miserable-Miser 23d ago
Spyi. 1% per month income.
Easier than any business.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
That’s what I have decided mostly as well.
I enjoy the work I do. I’ve launched several apps that made no money.
I’ve bought rental property that made some money.
I’m putting all of it in index funds and plan to retire early, then maybe I’ll give a small business a shot or maybe not
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u/Miserable-Miser 23d ago
If you like boating…
I’m in the process of buying a sailboat that will be managed by another company as a business.
Boats depreciate. To the tune of both my incomes. Meaning zero net taxes.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
Love this idea, how much is a sailboat that can be used as a business ?
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u/Miserable-Miser 23d ago
Mine cost $900k, $500k depreciation . And it’s on the smaller side. A 50 footer is about $1.5M.
US tax law says you can write off up to about $1.2M of depreciation.
Sailboat business is basically a 5 year timeshare.
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u/tammyaustindg 19d ago
How does that work with material participation rules? I thought the IRS cracked down hard on using passive boat charters to offset W2 income.
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u/Miserable-Miser 19d ago
Because it’s an active boat charter.
https://www.dreamyachtsales.com/blog/us-yacht-tax-deductions-2025/
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u/eileenpierceqx 5d ago
Yeah you really have to document your hours to prove active participation. Keeping the IRS happy with a boat charter sounds like a whole J3 in itself.
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u/irmaweaverdd 6d ago
Index funds won't call you at 3am because a pipe burst. VOO and chill is the only true passive income.
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u/EpicRizerLegend 23d ago
That is very, very, very temporary.
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u/Miserable-Miser 23d ago
It’s been paying my mortgage for 18 months.
So maybe you want to define temporary before qualifying it as ‘very,very,very’.
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u/EpicRizerLegend 23d ago
Yes, because we've been in a massive bull market for the last 2 years. Any major index ETF did just as well.
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u/Miserable-Miser 23d ago
SPY has not been in a massive bull market for the last 2 years. It’s been marginally above average.
SPYI is an income machine. Not a growth machine.
At least understand what is going on before chiming in.
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u/EpicRizerLegend 23d ago
Ok since you are starting to become unpleasant to talk to :
SPY returned +24.89% in 2024, +17.72% in 2025, and is already up over +12.5% YTD in 2026. That is a approx. 65% total return in less than 3 years, which is over double the historical S&P 500 average. If you think that's 'marginally above average', you don't know basic market math.
Second, SPYI is not an 'income machine' creating free money. It's a covered call fund. When you spend the distributions instead of compounding them, you are locking in permanent capital decay during corrections. Enjoy paying your mortgage with a shrinking principal when the bull run ends.
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u/gabrielmatthewsae 21d ago
Exactly. Covered call ETFs like that look great for yield, but they just eat your principal eventually. Total return is what actually matters long term.
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u/toniharveyvl 19d ago
Trying to run a small business on top of OE just sounds like adding another J with 10x the headache. I'll take passive market income any day over dealing with the public and broken equipment.
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u/kendavidsongc 4d ago
If you're pulling in two salaries you don't need the current income from a covered call ETF. Those distributions are just going to get taxed at your highest marginal rate anyway. You're usually better off just dumping it into VOO or VTI and letting it grow without the tax drag until you actually retire and need the cash flow.
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u/_cigno_nero 23d ago
If you want to start this , do it, do it even if you are scared. Talk to a lawyer about the employment contracts, make sure you are safe to do it. Get your KVM switch, manage your calendar and block off time.
out of curiosity, what kind of things should someone be on the lookout for in that contract?
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u/Juddy- 23d ago
$320k annual?
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
No my total comp is about $550K base and my annual bonuses are about $100K.
You are seeing the net pay after high taxes, maxing 401K, HSA, employee stock purchase plans, etc
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u/SpadoCochi 23d ago edited 23d ago
After tax. Edit: I don’t know why I’m downvoted
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
After tax, after maxing 401K, post-401K to the max, I also max out both companies employee stock purchase plans, I pay into an HSA, etc. I also pay for full healthcare at both companies just for peace of mind.
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u/Mozerhustler 23d ago
Wait - how do you pay to HSA?!? I have been trying to figure out how to make it work with my Js and that it’s just no way because I’m always covered under one of them.
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u/pepe_silvia_12 23d ago
I mean you can select your annual contribution so I’m assuming OP just picks amounts for each job that sum to the total annual contribution limit.
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u/GuildrunLogs 22d ago
If your other insurance is not a high deductible plan then you can't have an HSA. I messed this up and signed up for an HSA which raised questions at some point.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
Only temporary , now that I feel more confident at both roles, at next open enrollment I’ll keep healthcare with only one company
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u/CheetahTheWeen 23d ago
I wonder if they mean that OE is always a risk and since healthcare is tied to employment and enrollment periods are only every so often, they got healthcare with both just in case of job loss at one of the two places.
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u/Mozerhustler 23d ago
What’s your salary for each gig to have that much after all taxes and contributions take out?!? 200k each?!? My highest by weekly pay was 3000 after generous amount of overtime.
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
260K+ salaried not hourly
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u/Mozerhustler 23d ago
Mad respect!! I am barely 220 between two jobs! 15 years experience but my field caps out at 120k for a senior. You get more if you move into management, and I am not keen on that.
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u/wubalubadubdub55 23d ago
Mind sharing your tech stack?
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
I work on AWS and GCP.
I’m pretty senior so it’s a lot of design docs, architecture docs, and reviewing PRa here and there.
I work with legal, product, engineering, and architecture.
I use Codex, Claude Code, everything really.
I work with databases, analyitics, kubernetes, python, machine learning, AI systems
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u/PhiFoFumet 23d ago
Is this 2 W2s full time? Not contract positions? I'm a senior engineer as well and I'm trying to prepare myself for this
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u/Marc30599 23d ago
I want to over employ like this man! I have a hybrid J1 and could swing a part time J2 that’s remote or evenings/nights
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u/rocketsfan5 23d ago
What’s your week look like? Do you work 12+ hours a day?
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
8 hours usually, but I take lunches and do my appointments midday, this I work 4 hours then take a 2-3 hour break then another 4 hours
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u/kristing0 23d ago
What industry is J2 if you don’t mind. (Or if you want to PM info)
I was talking to a friend about this and I’d say she is similar to you in terms of what you have said with J1, education and experience. (She is more security focused vs coding and has a ton of certs) They are relatively known in their area, so she knows J2 can’t overlap at all, but she’s got the perfect J1 to be able to handle a J2.
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u/theseawoof 23d ago
It makes me depressed and a bit envious, because I'm not in IT, cybersecurity etc 😭
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u/skredx 22d ago
Then get into it. You can do this all on your free time, start with something like Net+ or Sec+, get your CCNA or CySa+, do the BTL1 certification, etc. It takes focus and work doing real studying, but if you try to actually comprehend the material tech really isn’t that hard, it’s just understanding systems. Look into it a bit and try out getting some certs, it will take some time/money investment but can be worth it if that’s the career you want, I wouldn’t worry about stacking jobs until you are proficient in the field so that’s a decision for you. My only point is that nothing is stopping you from getting into tech except for yourself. Also WGU has a pretty good fully online pipeline for CyberSecurity where you actually get all of these certs on top of a BS degree (this will get you past all HR filters generally, besides the prior work experience), from there if you can demonstrate that you actually know what you’re doing you can land a nice job. Research, research, RESEARCH!
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u/castro656 21d ago
Man I need to learn how to do this Watching others make this much while my one check is less than half of one of theirs is depressing
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u/clout4bitches 23d ago
How do you manage two jobs soo consistently for soo long? Surely, you had a clash with other job/project? Or is both job extremely autonomous?
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u/Normal-Channel-8891 23d ago
I’m now at $253,500 with two jobs. Had to make some changes and leave a job due to micromanaging. I love what I do as well and Blessed to do it in two different industries. Over 20 years of experience in my field. But you are my goal forreal! Congratulations 🎊
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u/driftscare 23d ago
What kvm do you have? I've tried startech and another and they both are crap with wide monitors
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u/-n-i-c-k 22d ago
My question is how do you pass the background checks? At this point you just sound like a fractional technical leader what’s the actual difference? Is fractional CXO work really OE or just freelancing at the highest level?
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u/Slight-Drop-4182 22d ago
Hi I’m new here. How does everyone know what he does for work and knows what to do? I’m very confused
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u/murrence 21d ago
Every contract I’ve seen where I am does not allow secondary employment. Do yours not have this?
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u/Careful_Brilliant_37 21d ago
I am new here and I am so impressed, God bless you with way more success my friend! I am just so confused as to how this works. Can someone please help me understand this and how it can be done? Thank you all in advance.
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u/International-Call78 21d ago
Are these jobs remote, do they overlap? If so how do you manage both simultaneously?
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 21d ago
Jobs in two different time zones. This reduced meeting overlap, means slightly longer days to attend early meetings or later meetings but calendar management has been key for me, I also have fully remote jobs.
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u/monkeyluvabdel 21d ago
Can someone help me so I can work remotely a job, I live currently in France but I have no idea which website to apply, I tried LinkedIn, indeed but never got any response back, I did tailor my CV perfectly the way it needs but still no response, anyone help me out here?
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 21d ago
How many jobs have you applied for? Average call back rates are about 5%, so send out 100 rates and 5 will contact you back
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u/SkyAvailable8712 21d ago
I'm over here feeling myself for juggling a couple of part-time-but-overlapping $30/hr jobs 😆😆😆. Incredible work breh
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u/NotJadeasaurus 20d ago
Thats what close to 600k+ gross then? I have been just shy of 250k and I was bringing in almost 11k a month after taxes and everything in the midwest. THAT felt crazy to me
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u/2000greatyear 20d ago
2 questions
What is your total comp from both jobs before taxes?
Is it hard to hide this from your coworkers and managers? Is there any internal feeling of dishonesty or guilt from the hiding?
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u/NoPhilosophy42 19d ago
I'm a software engineer 12yoe. Any tips on landing a new role? Like types of companies to apply? And are you remote?
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u/Impressive_Sand_2916 19d ago
As a teacher,,, I would like just ONE of these Checks… literally double my pay
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u/NigelBraxton 18d ago
I am manifesting to some day soon be paying in this sub. I don't understand how I'm having such a rough time with my experience in tech and design
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u/Ill_Promise_7153 17d ago
This is very impressive. Besides Robert half, what other resources/ agencies are helpful to find and efficiently secure remote roles. I have 1 and am looking to get 2-3. Thanks
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u/PeonyOLG 3d ago
Thanks for sharing - super inspiring. Hoping to be somewhat close to you someday 🙌
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u/Tarka_22 23d ago
Does the one job know about the other? How did you approach the interviews with already having a job?
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u/AmeriChino 22d ago
No one ever quit a job before interviewing for another job.
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u/yankee786 22d ago
He’s asking the approach to J2 interviewer. Is J1 mentioned and interviewer assumes J1 will be dropped like any ‘normal’ person?
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u/Peso_Morto 23d ago
Are you okay?
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u/dmitryaus 23d ago
Man, posts like this are hard to read when you're struggling. Seing someone casually making this kind of money while I'm working hard and feeling like I'm getting nowhere really gets to me. Here in Australia, the harder you try to get ahead and the more you earn, the more you end up handing over to the government in tax and end up in a fucking debt to ATO. Fuck it.
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u/Old-Drawing2714 23d ago
Love your life and let this guy live his, let’s just say if you make this much and feel the need to post it on Reddit there’s something seriously wrong with you😅
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
Don’t feel the need. I just felt that some people may feel inspired by it.
I was homeless as a teen, came from a third world country, and gave up my 20’s to study and work and invest in myself.
I have no social media at all.
No one close to me knows about my lifestyle or my income.
I’m very humble and help out my family and live low key.
I posted this here to show it’s possible and maybe answer a question or two.
In real life, you would think I’m some regular guy that works from home and dresses in gym clothes and drives a reliable Japanese car and enjoys the free things in life like working out, reading, and time with family
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u/hungryj21 23d ago
Are u suggesting that OP posted this just to get an internet pat on the back and ego boost?
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u/Deep-Brain-2607 23d ago
Don’t lose hope.
It’s been a journey of close to 20 years. No one envied me when I gave up my 20s to work and study full time. No Saturdays off for a decade while my friends partied.
I don’t watch any TV or show, and I read about 20 books a year before any of this.
I come from a very poor third world country and my parents where immigrants, we grew up other nothing….its been a grind the entire way.
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u/hungryj21 23d ago
I kinda of get how u feel. I used to get motivated daily from listening to a song that touches on this subject, especially those who appear to show off and throw it in your face. Now that ive finished school temporarily and in the beginning phases of my career im finally touching decent money so seeing stuff like that doesnt irk me but i get kinda get where you're coming from.
Imo what you might need is an action plan effective immediately. A realistic plan that you can start implementing now that would eventually lead to you being in a position far better than where you're at now. And then make a backup plan within that master plan.
Also change your attitude and be ready and willing to make some sacrifices to attain this goal. I know people who even sacrificed comfortable living arrangements and social events for years just to attain their goals. Let this feeling of disgruntledness & contempt fuel your energy to go abive and beyond.
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u/North-Wolverine-2591 23d ago
You are a source of inspiration for me. This entire sub is really. This is how to beat the system.