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Originally Posted by Expunge
Yes it would be unethical and it would be a termination offense if found out. Basically you are double billing for the same time period. If the second job was before or after then it generally is not an issue.
As to the future of hireability, it depends on state labor laws.. but in general a former employer can only verify you worked there, the former employer can not say anything about why you were terminated or even if they would rehire you. If they do, and you find out about it, then that would be grounds for legal action.
My 2 cents..
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So is there a law that makes it illegal? I mean, again, I work on SALARY, so technically I don't have any set hours--any hour is a potential hour to be working and there are no set hours I must work per week. If I were hourly and my required hours were 9-5, that would be a different story.
If I can effectively get the work done outside of the 9-5 hours that I work at another job--provided I do both jobs correctly without issue--how exactly is that unethical? Since I do not have to go into an office at my current job, nobody requires that I work between the hours of 9-5. If I got another job where I had to go into an office, I would probably be going in between the hours of 9-5 just because that is standard practice for most businesses.
I do think it could be grounds for firing, just because on the surface it doesn't make a lot of sense. But that means nothing to me regarding whether or not it is actually unethical, people can get fired for just about anything, reasonable or not.