I read an article that said the statistics related to overemployment are scarce, because like fight club, one does not discuss it.

If you stumbled across a poll asking you if you had more than one job, would you truthfully answer?

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If it was completely anonymous, I would have no problem with it. If the surveyer required identifying information or details about the jobs, then no. I certainly wouldn't tell either employer that I was "cheating" on them with another company. My thought on that is that as long as I do the job to their satisfaction, it shouldn't matter how many irons I have in the fire. Until such time as I have a family that becomes my "other job," I will use the hours in the day as productively as possible.

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Well said, and I completely agree! No one needs to know what, when, or how I am doing! If I was 100% certain the survey was anonymous, I would answer too; otherwise, I keep moving along.

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Same as SA1. If it's a truly anonymous survey, I wouldn't have any issue answering. If I thought it could ever be traced back to me, I would. I don't want any of my employers knowing my overemployed status. As long as I get my work done, it's none of their business.

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I agree - head down, get your work done, and keep your business to yourself

I don't think I'd bother with it. If it was something anonymous I might consider it, but I tend to keep what I do quiet, even in a situation like that. I suppose most people would feel the same, so I accept the premise that stats would be skewed. It's that old situation, the people who are doing it don't talk about it, and the people who are talking about it aren't doing it.

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That makes sense! I believe we have changed our way of thinking to be more cautious when discussing personal issues related to work or otherwise. I'm not sure what the people taking the poll were expecting to get in response.

Rule #1 OE is like fight club!

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Truth! Say nothing to no one!

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