Re:Should I fire an engineer for working on his side project...
by lamontcg on Friday April 28, 2017 @01:51PM
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Yeah, most employees read reddit or HN in between doing work tasks in order to reset their minds a bit.
If the employee is doing external coding instead of surfing reddit on their 'mental floss' time, then that's probably a good thing and its making them a better programmer.
There's issues of course if they're making competing products, or using company proprietary IP, or making money on the side.
But this may come down to the fact that the biggest issue is that you've got an open office plan, where all your employees are snooping on each other. And if this employee was doing this side-coding behind closed doors (or at home) that nobody would care as long as they were hitting their targets.
And with that I'm off to grab some coffee and get back to work...
If the employee is doing external coding instead of surfing reddit on their 'mental floss' time, then that's probably a good thing and its making them a better programmer.
There's issues of course if they're making competing products, or using company proprietary IP, or making money on the side.
But this may come down to the fact that the biggest issue is that you've got an open office plan, where all your employees are snooping on each other. And if this employee was doing this side-coding behind closed doors (or at home) that nobody would care as long as they were hitting their targets.
And with that I'm off to grab some coffee and get back to work...