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View all search resultsMeasly pay rises drive young Indonesians into second jobs
For many workers, one income stream is not enough to cover rising living costs and ensure financial stability.
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Daily grind: Commuters wait for buses home on Jakarta's Jl. Sudirman after office hours on Feb. 6, 2024. (Antara/Bayu Pratama S)
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econd jobs are on the rise among young Indonesians, who find one income stream is not enough to cover daily expenses and ensure financial stability for the future, while wage hikes are not what they used to be.
Upi, 26, says the salary from his main job as a business analyst in Jakarta has not kept up with the city's rising living costs.
Even though he has no children of his own yet, Upi counts himself as a member of the “sandwich generation”, because he needs to support both his parents and other family members.
Actively searching for a side job to supplement his income, he eventually landed a role as a remote consultant for a firm in Australia.
“The downside of having two jobs is that I often get overwhelmed,” he told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday, noting that he regularly worked from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and typically did weekend work, too.
The long working hours often led to “burnout”, he said, and the remote job required constant adaptation to switch between work agendas in two different time zones.
“I want to move out of Indonesia and find a better job abroad,” he said when asked about his long-term career goal, adding that his current side job had helped him pursue his career and explore working opportunities in white-collar positions abroad.
