- Do you go back home and start applying?
- Isn’t it tiring? You work 2 full time jobs.
- Do you keep it a secret from your coworkers or do you ask them for advice? Some industries are so small you need to talk to people within the industry. You may simply want to change departments within the same big company: management is going to notice if you start comparing job conditions and payment, they can sabotage you, even if you change within the same company.
- If you want to keep it a secret, what excuses do you tell the gossips?
Finding a job is more tiring than not finding one, but it’s hardly a second full time job. You can apply for jobs on nights and weekends fairly easily. Scheduling interviews sucks, but it’s hardly impossible.
If you’re looking for a new job, there’s nothing to gain by advertising it to management or coworkers, so I wouldn’t tell anyone unless you really trust them.
If you work in a place where the culture is good with people changing teams/departments, then you can try that. Some companies claim you can move internally, but it’s not really true, it would be upnto you to know if that is the case. Be sure what you want before going down this route, most things are going to be the same for an internal move, only the immediate manager has a chance to meaningfully be different.
If you’re jobless and in dire need of money, applying for jobs can definitely be a fultime job. If you’re employed and content, but just on the lookout for something better, applying for jobs can take as little as 15 minutes a day.
If your jobless and applying full time, it’s still only one full time job.