Fastcompany iconFastcompanyOct 18, 2026 ~1 min source read

‘Parallel work’: How holding down multiple jobs at once shed its taboo

Employees used to go to work and then come home. Now, they commonly go to one job and then to another. It’s called parallel work, and it essentially means taking on multiple jobs as opposed to having a single full-time position. That’s different from just having a side gig in addition to a full-time one; it’s also diff

‘Parallel work’: How holding down multiple jobs at once shed its taboo

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