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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Emma Witman

Fired Twice In 5 Months And Unfazed: How 'Overemployment' Became A Layoff Insurance Policy

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For many, a layoff is a catastrophic blow to both the wallet and psyche. But for one European tech worker, getting fired twice in five months was little more than an inconvenience. The secret? Unintentionally diving headfirst into a risky personal finance strategy: overemployment.

In a Reddit post titled "After 5 months of [overemployment], I aint goin back" that netted over two thousand upvotes in the r/overemployment community, the professional detailed how stacking multiple remote jobs transformed their financial anxiety into a solid sense of security. 

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