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Second job: Part-time job as the norm? A trend is emerging

Almost every tenth person in Germany now has more than one job. The trend is rising. However, it's not always just about the money.

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Second job: Part-time job as the norm? A trend is emerging

In Düsseldorf's Shivasloft yoga studio, 11 participants have gathered on a hot Sunday in June for a class. The instructor, Eva Hoffmann, a 33-year-old lawyer at a large insurance company, leads the session, guiding students to focus on their breath and let go of their thoughts. Hoffmann, who works 40 hours a week at the insurance company, teaches yoga on a part-time basis, having done so for two and a half years, initially as a freelancer and now on a mini-job basis. She says she doesn't do it for the money.

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