{"id":227929,"date":"2016-08-25T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getrichslowly.org\/blog\/?p=227929"},"modified":"2019-10-09T23:21:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T06:21:32","slug":"how-many-jobs-is-too-many-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/how-many-jobs-is-too-many-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"How many jobs is too many jobs?"},"content":{"rendered":"
As I write this, I am on vacation. And I’m not just working for GRS while on my break. I’m posting on social media for six other clients, and writing freelance pieces for two other websites.<\/p>\n
So when I say I am on vacation, I really mean that I am working in a house that is not my own, with a lovely view of a beach. Since being laid off from my traditional full time job three years ago, I have fashioned a working life that involves working for multiple entities, doing multiple tasks.<\/p>\n
My most stable employer provides 25 hours a week (but it’s also the lowest paying). The rest range anywhere from 3 to 10 hours a week, depending on what’s happening and what’s needed. Some of the work is seasonal. Some clients pop up for a few hours’ work and then disappear for months.<\/p>\n
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I’m not complaining. I love what I do, and I have fun doing it. But juggling multiple employers, all with different needs and different temperaments, seven days a week, 365 days a year \u2026<\/p>\n
Well, let’s just say I hope I’m not still doing this when I’m 65<\/a>.<\/p>\n My income fluctuates, sometimes wildly, from month to month. And I never stop hustling for that next job in order to make sure we have enough coming in to keep the ship afloat.<\/p>\n I created this employment scenario because, after I was laid off, it became clear pretty quickly that I was not going to find a comparable full-time job in my area, especially at my age (50 at the time). And I am far from alone. Since The Great Recession began, America’s part-time workforce has grown exponentially. It’s called a \u2018gig economy,’ and it means there are millions of Americans who subsist on multiple part-time jobs to get by.<\/p>\n<\/span>Involuntary Part-Time Workers<\/span><\/h2>\n