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The website content provides a strategy for IT professionals to double their salary by taking on two remote full-time positions simultaneously.

Abstract

The article "How to Double Your Salary in IT" outlines a method for developers to significantly increase their income by securing two full-time remote jobs. It emphasizes that the demand for skilled IT professionals is high, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the growth of online economics. The author suggests that with the right qualifications, such as being a Senior Developer with 5+ years of experience and possessing strong time management and communication skills, it is feasible to manage two jobs effectively. The approach involves finding a second job with a flexible schedule, minimal meetings, and a familiar technology stack, while maintaining high performance in both roles to avoid ethical conflicts. The article also advises on negotiating a lighter meeting schedule and ensuring transparency with employers about holding dual positions.

Opinions

The author believes that developers are in high demand and can leverage this to their advantage to increase their compensation.
It is implied that achieving a senior-level position is crucial before attempting to hold two jobs, as it ensures a higher salary and the necessary skills to manage additional responsibilities.
The article suggests that remote work is key to managing dual employment, as it eliminates the logistical challenges of commuting between two physical locations.
There is an opinion that many online meetings are inefficient and that reducing participation in them can be negotiated with employers to create a more manageable workload.
The author expresses that maintaining high performance in both jobs is essential and that there is no ethical conflict as long as the work is completed satisfactorily.
Transparency with employers about holding a second job is recommended, and the author shares their personal experience of obtaining approval from their manager for dual full-time employment.
The author stresses that one should only pursue this strategy if they are capable of performing well in both jobs, and that underperformance could justifiably lead to termination.

How to Double Your Salary in IT

Simple way to increase your compensation x2 being a developer

COVID-19 strongly hit real-world economics. Meanwhile, online economics is growing like crazy. Developers are required for every process there. They are the most valuable active at the market now.

The demand for qualified specialists is high in such situation. Salaries are growing. But it isn’t enough. It’s never enough for a human being.

Here is a new way how to double your salary in a couple of weeks.

How To Do It?

Find a job. Yeah, it’s that simple.

Do you have one already? That’s the point, now go remote and find one more. Yes, I’m talking about taking 2 full-time jobs in parallel. 2 jobs — 2 salaries.

Let me explain the details. It’s not impossible. It’s even easier than it looks.

Requirements

First of all, you need to be a Senior Developer. Approximately 5+ years of experience. The specialist who reached almost the top in his own sphere. Who won’t google how to code instead of work. At least very often…

If you aren’t a Senior, then improve your development skills and work harder to become one. There is no sense in taking 2 jobs with mediocre salaries. Usually, changing the position to the better one gives you a grave compensation boost, too.

You need to be able to perform complex tasks in short terms. Have excellent time management and communication skills. Be ready to work some extra hours on weekends (usually, you won’t need that, but shit happens)

Also, you need to be sure that your current workload allows you to dive into another project aside. Don’t even try if you work 8–10 hours of pure coding per day. This recipe is for people with half-empty schedules and an average workload.

Implementation

You need to start by going remote. If you haven’t done it yet like 77% of developers, according to The Economist. Visiting two offices 5 days a week in different city districts is a tricky quest. You don’t want that. So only remote positions, no real-life meetings. You would be too busy with your own life to visit them.

Next step — reduce participation in online meetings. Anyway, they quickly became not efficient. As soon as 3rd person enters the room to discuss the issue. So talk to your manager. Tell him that you start to feel burnout and need some more space and fresh air. Mostly cases, your calendar will become cleaner.

Moving forward, you need to find a job. Second one. Or change the first one. Perhaps your manager is a jerk, and instead of helping, he decided to beat you with a whip some more.

There shouldn’t be any issues at this stage. You have a job now, so probably you have the required skills to get it again, especially with the actual market state. Remember what you did to get the current one and repeat the same actions.

The only trick you need to be very strict while picking the second job. It must meet all requirements. Flexible schedule. Low amount of meetings. The technology stack must be familiar to you. The less mandatory stuff — the better it is.

After getting 2nd position in another company — you are done. Voila, you have 2 jobs and 2 market-level salaries. So, you’ve doubled without any special efforts. Now you always have some job to do!

Ethical aspect

This one may seem tricky, but actually, it isn’t.

Until you perform well in both of your jobs, there is no ethical conflict. The company pays you for your work. It has some standards and requirements. While you meet these requirements, you are a great employee and deserve your salary.

Saying it, I presume your two different companies don’t conflict and intersect each other. Unless you want to have a dozen of sues.

I prefer to do everything as open and transparent as possible. My manager approved me having a second full-time job. As long as my first one doesn’t suffer. So everybody wins. Developer gets more money. Company receives the exact amount of effort it needs. Everybody is happy.

Important note.

If you can’t perform well or please both employers at once, you should stop! You get your money, not for nothing. You get them for your work. If you can’t complete it at the required level, you shouldn’t get your compensation. It would be even honest to fire you from one company for underperformance. It’s not cruel — just the right way to live and act.

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