Work Hours Are No Longer Relevant
In my last few private sessions, I've run into a recurring issue: work hours. Specifically, the way companies view hours.
In case you're new here, you should probably know that the basis of Job Stacking revolves around maximizing your work schedule to actually earn a better income. It's a method built to eliminate the weaknesses brought by modern work schedules.
The thing is, I've been noticing more and more that companies and employers really don't understand how jobs actually function.
You see this a lot with startups, yes. But we've also been seeing how a lot of established companies have struggled in the last five years or so with evaluating or measuring your output.
Let me explain.
For example, a work Sprint generally involves a specific period of time during which a team attempts to complete a specific set of tasks. I don't usually find anything wrong with this approach; it's logical.
But a lot of companies have been focusing instead on submitted hours rather than tasks within a Sprint. I had three different people complain that their bosses are not even focusing on the results. They are looking at the hourly metrics and letting a bunch of unsupervised tasks pile up.
This, in case you need me to explain it, is not logical. In fact, it is downright harmful. The job market has hit a particularly abhorrent boiling point already, with an estimated 20K jobs having been slashed in the first six months of 2026. Companies that demand the wrong things from their employees are simply putting them in a terrible position, where they become more focused on appearing busy than on advancing in their careers.
Needless to say, it is a great time to have more than one source of income.
During times like these, I see people getting overly attached to their roles or jobs, precisely because they know the companies they work for are doing terribly. They believe that they will not be able to find another type of job and that they must... well, I don't know, stay with their sinking ships.
But let's look at what actually makes sense here, all right?
If your work environment:
A) Doesn't pay you well,
B) Is focused mostly on how many hours you are submitting,
C) Offers little to no job security...
Then it is your absolute responsibility to do right by yourself and take advantage of this. You can land less stressful jobs and actually manage three different incomes, especially at a time when employers are no longer sure how they should evaluate work performance.
I don't consider this an immoral act. On the contrary, employers are showing, with each passing day, that they can no longer function as the stewards of the common employee. They can no longer guarantee job security at a time when it is extremely needed.
So, going back to what I said in my last newsletter, I believe we should continue to embrace asynchronous, output-based remote work. It has been slowly catching on (obviously with less fancy terms), because common sense dictates that people will seek the path of least resistance.
And it has become evident that employers are offering too much resistance to continue on their proposed path.
Job Stacking creates a highly efficient market. One that can actually address the current economic pitfalls we all face.
If you also feel frustrated at the state of the system and the job market, don't forget you can always book a call with me. I help people reorient themselves by employing Job Stacking strategies that can turn things around for all types of employees.
Until next time,
Rolf.
