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Working for more than 1 company? - need work

Posted: Feb 07, 2011

I know a lot of you work for two different companies. But what about 3? Those of you who do, can you handle it. I am finally hearing from all these companies I applied to and I was thinking maybe I should work for 3 that way, I will hopefully always have work.

I can do 3 for a while but not long term. I can while deciding - which of 3 doesnt fit in the puzzle. nm

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working for more 1 company - CrazyMT2

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I did that for about 2 months. It gets rather insane when things overlap AND the horrible hours worked just so you get it done. I quit the job I had the longest of the 3 because of the hours, among other things, and the 2 I work for are completely fine! Don't get burnt out - although I am about there anyway after almost 20 years!!!

I could barely handle 2 companies for a year...sm - sooootiredMT

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To me it's easier to work on 3 different accounts for 1 company instead of trying to work 3 different accts for 3 different companies.

I had such a hard time trying to balance the 2 companies for a year though I did work one full-time and the other part-time...maybe if I did part-time for both but I needed the benes too much so kept one at full-time until I finally just got rid of the part-time job cause it was just too much to handle. I just worked more hours with the full-time job and got more back-up accounts. That was a long time ago.

Now I currently just work for 1 company with multiple accounts - two primaries and two secondaries in case my primaries run out which they never do.

Good luck and hope it all works out whatever you decide.

I have done 3 for quite a while. It's hard. - sm

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You have to be organized and you have to be really good to yourself to not be stressed.

I've worked 20 hours a week for 3 separate companies.

My tips:
1. Keep schedules grouped; don't work for more than 2 companies in any one day. Don't go back and forth between companies: Stay with one until you finished working for that company for the day then move on.

2. Study account information until you know it by heart.

3. TAKE BREAKS. I'm not talking about 15 min breaks. Work 2 hours, take a 15 min break, work 2 hours. TAKE LUNCH AWAY FROM YOUR DESK. Do 4 hours at your other company (work 2, 15 min break, work 2). Remember: Do all of company A's work for the day then company B's work. Do not do company A for 2 hours, then company B then company A again.

4. Don't waste a single minute of working time surfing, posting, checking email other than what is absolutely necessary for the job itself.

5. Don't eat or drink while working. Do it only before or after or on a break. Slows you down and will require you to work longer to make your line counts. Bad deal.

6. If you have kids and a husband to take care - forget it. Just do 2 companies. Work 24-30 hours for each if you are needing that much work.

I would not advise doing 3 companies for any length of time if at all possible but it can be done.

Good luck!

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