What’s your strategy if the 2nd job is more time-consuming than you hoped for? Quit within a month?
Or do you only go for part-time contracted stuff, so you can prioritize your original job and then fill in the gaps with paid productivity at the part time gig?
I would make sure the contract work is a skill area you are very comfortable with. Since it is only a contract, I wouldn’t necessarily be opposed to leaving that quickly. But I would prefer to stay for 3-6 months at least.
I originally was going to try to do the full overemployed suggestion of two full time jobs but it’s much harder.
If you can find two jobs that have zero meetings. Go for it. With one being contract and part time, it’s much easier to set time boxes for things and ensure you are not stressed trying to join overlapping meetings.
Yeah the thing is, if your current job has random meetings that pop up from time to time or if they change the recurring time of your scrum or something…. And it overlaps with the 2nd jobs scrum, then you’re pretty much screwed.
Or do you only go for part-time contracted stuff, so you can prioritize your original job and then fill in the gaps with paid productivity at the part time gig?