Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do?
by JohnFen on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:27PM
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> if you don't, and you need a job else you might not make your next rent payment, maybe you can't be so picky.
Yes. Early in my career, I had been in this situation a couple of times. What I did then (and would do again) is to suspend any work on such private projects entirely until I can find a job with a more reasonable employer.
That's a value judgment that others might not share.
Also, that's easy to say if you have a steady, secure job that pays well. But if you don't, and you need a job else you might not make your next rent payment, maybe you can't be so picky.
Same deal if all the desirable jobs in your area have clauses like that and you can't or don't want to move.