Six jobs at once. This is no longer overemployment, but portfolio management

Recently I came across a story from the Nizhny Novgorod region: a man worked at six companies simultaneously. Moreover, at one of the jobs he officially held the position of head of the procurement department.

At some point, he decided to quit his main job. They parted ways amicably: the company paid him about 700 thousand rubles in compensation. It would seem that the story could have ended there. But then the hero remembered that other employers also owed him money, and he went to court to recover his salary.

And here it got interesting. Company lawyers tried to prove that it is physically impossible to work at six places at the same time. If you add up the claimed employment, it would be more than 24 hours a day. The argument sounds quite logical: a person cannot fully perform six jobs at once.

But the man had his own argument — the result. He kept documents, correspondence, and confirmations of completed tasks and was able to show that he actually performed his duties. In the end, the court sided with him, and the total amount of compensation exceeded 5.5 million rubles.

This story clearly illustrates the conflict between two approaches to work. The first: the company buys eight hours of an employee's day. The second: the company buys a specific result.


Remote work has only intensified this conflict. If a person completes tasks, meets deadlines, attends meetings, and the team does not suffer because of him — how much should the employer care about what happens with the rest of his day?

Although six jobs at once is, of course, no longer time management. It is full-fledged project portfolio management. I suspect ChatGPT was involved here too 😄

How do you feel about working two or more jobs simultaneously?

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