At one point in 2023, civil servant Kashim Chowdhury held five full-time roles and was contracted to work 183 hours per week (there are only 168 hours in seven days). Between February 2020 and September 2023 he earned almost £350,000, using sick notes and remote working to juggle jobs. Chowdhury’s extraordinary case, though certainly unusual, raises big questions for the civil service.