One Guy. Four Jobs
Meet Silicon Valley’s viral serial moonlighter...
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You know how we always say “tech bros don’t sleep”? Turns out, one guy took that personally.
Meet Soham Parekh; a software engineer who, for the past two years, has apparently worked at 3–4 startups at the same time, without any of them knowing.
Yes, you read that right. FOUR JOBS. All remote. All secret.
This week, he went viral for juggling offers, lying about his location, collecting equity like Pokémon cards, and somehow interviewing so well that every company still wanted him.
One founder even said, “He must have had a lot of training.” (At 140 hours/week, he might have been Evan Almighty himself). Now whether you call that fraud, hustle culture on steroids, or a masterclass in interviewing, one thing’s clear: in the world of work, things are getting… interesting.
The big question here is: what counts as dedication? and when does hustle turn into overdrive?
What do you think? Would you be another Soham if you had the chance?
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I mean hey, when Elon Musk does it, it's "ambition"... I say, go for it.