Are there any unknown "rules" against acquiring a second remote job?

[TripleThreat]

Background: I work from home, and I love my job. Due to this, I don't want to jeopardize my current job but would love to acquire a second "easy" remote job that I think I may be able to secure (in process). While it pays less than my current job, it would be a great way to just funnel this money into a bank account and let it sit.

Are there any precautions I should be taking, or any unknown rules I should know about when/if acquiring a second job? For example, does my HR or company get notified by any sort of outside source (such as when they send me my W-2) that another company is sending me a W-2?

What I have read online seems to be all over the place, and what I've generally come to the consensus of is that I can get a second job, and there shouldn't be any issue, just to make sure that I keep up the work for both jobs, if not, my "main" job which was already a given.....

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by loochy

Truthfully, I feel like the type of workers doing this sort of project based work are much less likely to slack and tend to do what it takes to get the job done. I highly doubt that you really need to babysit for productivity on this sort of employee, as everything should come to light through status meetings, roadmaps, project schedules/slippages, etc. If someone is slacking, it will be painfully obvious.

THIS! Everyone I’ve ever met in my field and at my level give 100% not because they want to impress the boss but for themselves. They don’t know how to half ass something unless you have pissed them off.

[JimNasium]

If you do this, please don’t put the money in a ‘bank account’. Open an account with a fiduciary and get your money to work for you.