January 20, 2023
In Europe and North America, there is a increasing trend of the second job. Presented as a necessity for workers struggling to make ends meet, having a second job is, for others, a source of professional fulfilment. Let’s look at this second category of workers.
First of all, let us remember that there are workers with “more jobs” in all income brackets.
It is therefore incorrect to state that the only motivation for looking for a second or third job is economic.
Until recently I had two jobs, says Hélène Boissonneault. Simply because my first job lacked socialization, so I found a part-time job that allowed me to socialize. My first job is self-employed. I do workshops, training courses, conference days, etc. on eco-responsibility, minimalism and slow life. Sometimes there are collaborations, but a lot of my work is done alone…”
In her second job, she was in charge of the administrative side of an environmental organization. For some time, this job allowed him to support a team of twelve people.
Beyond pure socialization, some seek professional fulfillment. This is the case of Pascal Cadorette, employee of LeadFox as digital marketing manager and independent consultant. Since last March he has also been teaching digital marketing at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke.
I am lucky to have the opening of my employer, to afford counseling and teaching”, he recognizes. It was not out of monetary necessity, he clarifies. More for professional fulfillment. »
The teaching allows him to build a professional network with future community managers. Consulting allows him to experiment with marketing strategies.
When you’re an employee in a company, you don’t decide everything. You have ideas, but they are not always kept. Having my own company allows me to have a playground where I can test strategies that deviate from my primary employer’s angle and branding. »
The reverse is also true; LeadFox, his major employer, also gives him the means to experiment with things he couldn’t do with his PMI clients.
So I have thousands of dollars of budget and a large bank of emails to test marketing strategies. This is rarely the case in consultation with smaller clients. »
Get out of your professional bubble
Experimenting with the option of a second job can be a way – for still others – of living a dream or pursuing a passion that inhabits them. This is the case of Isabelle Couture, change management consultant and poet turned television screenwriter.
A few years ago my first poetry collection was published and since then I have been given some super interesting writing opportunities. At the moment I have a contract to write a web series. »
Glad to have such a creative opportunity, he doesn’t see himself changing his career.
For me it’s a matter of balance. While my work in change management feeds my rational side – I like to solve concrete problems – the other allows me to exercise my creativity. Funny, both fields allow me to tell stories, communicate and listen, collect, this is what makes me vibrate in life. Even better, I feel like my skills in one area can be used in another. »
Sure, doing two careers simultaneously requires its share of sacrifice – like turning down an invitation to dinner on a Saturday night (!) – but the operation is “worth it,” he assures.
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