Polygamous working

[Hagar]

Three full time civil service roles concurrently in different government departments. The guy must have been minted.

‘Polygamous working’ civil servant held multiple jobs, UK investigation finds

National Fraud Initiative report for Cabinet Office identified Defra employee also being paid by DHSC for full-time role

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hagar]

I thought this was about polygamy

It is shafting several different departments at once. I wonder if WFH would enhance the likelihood and whether more cases will be uncovered.

@ttaskmaster it is not OK if you have committed to working full time for one employer.

 

[Hagar]

My question is, was he doing the work at all 3 jobs, and if so, are they really necessary job roles if 1 person can do all 3 jobs at the same time.

That is good point and many jobs in the civil service may be superfluous to requirements. It is not possible to know. As an employer I would be worried about departmental information being leaked outside or within another department.

 

[Hagar]

I find it hard not to respect the hustle.

Actually I don't. Hovernment departments are dodgy enough vying for treasury cash. It would be nice to expect some honesty and confidentiality.

 

[Hagar]

Yeah, so 8 hours a day for Hagar Limited is Full Time... and then once you finish that working day do another 8 hours afterward for, say, Lucky Eddie haulage?
Why is that not OK?

Genuine question...

Hagar was more a 9-10 hours a day guy, more if I was away from home, on a site or travelling. No clock watching here and I was not paid overtime I just massively enjoyed my job.

Maybe with the above it is possible to work two eight hour jobs passably well. Not being committed to one team and just skating along. Not my way.