Remember when people just had one job and came home to watch TV in peace? Welcome to 2025, where Americans are collecting jobs like Pokémon. But don’t you dare call it a “side hustle” - it’s called polyworking now! It’s basically working 2+ jobs and trying not to cry during lunch breaks.
Here are Five Fast Facts on polyworking:
- 🤹 Fancy Job Juggling - Polyworking is what happens when your 9-to-5 doesn’t pay the bills, so you add a 6-to-10, a weekend gig, and a job that starts at “whenever someone texts you HELP.”
- 🧩 Not Just Gig Workers Anymore - This isn’t just Uber drivers or Etsy queens. Even lawyers, marketing pros, and tech wizards are stacking jobs like it’s Jenga - and hoping it doesn’t collapse.
- 💲 Motivation: Money and Sanity - Some people polywork for extra cash. Others do it because their main job doesn’t “spark joy,” and no one wants to cry into a keyboard every morning.
- 🪜 No More Career Loyalty - These modern multitaskers don’t dream of climbing the corporate ladder anymore - they just build a new ladder out of leftover gig parts and duct tape.
- 👀 Bosses Are Mildly Panicking - Companies are getting nervous. “Wait, our employees are also working for other companies??” Yes, bro. Yes, they are. And they’re probably better at those jobs, too.
🔥Bottom line: So, next time someone says they’re busy, don’t ask, “Just one job?” because chances are they’re polyworking their way through the economy with two laptops, three side gigs, and four daily cups of caffeine. It’s not burnout - it’s branding!
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