"A top prosecutor [Gregg Shore] from Pennsylvania who earned $130,000 was demoted and branded 'selfish and stupid' after being caught making DoorDash deliveries instead of working on cases. " Daily Mail, March 19, 2021.
Yes, coaches such as myself encourage even those with "good jobs" to do side hustles. They provide hedges against job loss. And the extra income can hold off debt.
Recently I published an article on multiple sources of income as the Future of Work in Odwyepr.com. And, lawyer Kevin Hahn became a sort of celebrity in the media since he has 13 side hustles. You bet, he was able to pay off his law school loans early.
But the side-hustle game is about doing those gigs on your own time. Not on your employer's time. If you do them when you should be at your day job and getting paid for it, that can get you into the same pickle Shore is in.
When he was supposed to be doing his job as first assistant district attorney in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Shore was spotted delivering for DoorDash.
Shore's day job had paid him $129,474. A DoorDash delivery pays between $2 and $10 per delivery, plus a possible tip. Also, when calculating DoorDash compensation, you might want to factor in the wear and tear on your car.
As a result of this poor decision about how and when to hustle for more income, Shore has been demoted to deputy and his salary cut $22,000. He will also have to pay back the funds for the hours he was busy with his DoorDash duties.
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It's folly to speculate why Shore might have risked his career in this way. Motivation is quite complex. It could be that he himself doesn't understand the underlying dynamics of this choice.
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