I work with my friend in IT. One of the smartest people I know, but at the same time very lazy and a bit of a goof. We are always venting about the hours we have to work and pay.
Here's the thing he's started doing – he will apply for other jobs (embellishing his resume so he gets an interview). If he gets the job offer he will except and work his current job and the new one at the same time for a couple of weeks. Eventually he will ghost the new company until they fire him and will only return their equipment (like a laptop) if they threaten him.
In the meantime he gets a month of double salary and a bunch of SWAG (shirts, mugs, etc).
I told him this wasn't ethical and he's taking work away from someone that's out of work. His reply is that he's teaching companies to pay more and he's not the only person doing this.
Is this really a thing? I'm familiar with quiet quitting and rage applying, but not taking a job short term just to get SWAG and an extra paycheck.
I know it's grounds for dismissal from his real job but he doesn't care.