This Amsterdam woman now owes over €73,000 after claiming sick leave at FOUR jobs

Ever felt like your schedule is a bit too full? Well, one Amsterdam woman has taken multitasking to levels we did not even know were possible.

This single mother of two managed to hold down four different jobs at the same time. But she also reported being sick at all of them. At once.

Four jobs, zero hours worked

Her main employer, Henkel, kept things supportive and continued to pay her salary throughout her two-year illness.

That meant an average of €5,014.33 per month for her 40-hour data scientist position.

Her first year of employment was fully paid, while she earned 70% of her salary for the second year. Not a bad safety net, if you ask us!

But while she was receiving her salary from Henkel, she was also on the payroll at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, working a 40-hour internship at ABN Amro for €600 per month, and earning another €2,854.57 gross monthly at Avery Dennison.

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That adds up to contracts totalling 120 working hours per week. In reality, though, she did not work at any of them because she had called in sick everywhere.

Employer response and legal action

Eventually, Henkel discovered what was going on and asked her to repay the money they had paid her.

The woman insisted in court that Henkel knew about her other employment and had given permission.

AD reports that the judge didn’t buy her story, calling the claim “not only insufficiently substantiated, but also completely improbable.”

She also argued that the pandemic made having multiple jobs at once easier to handle. However, the judge had serious doubts about that, too.

So now, the court has ruled that she must repay Henkel €73,285.20 plus interest. Oh, and she also has to cover €3,278.71 in legal fees.

Do you think she’s a multitasking legend or just a scammer? Drop your verdict in the comments below!