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Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do? by ianai on Saturday December 14, 2019 @06:25AM (#21788955)
Unless he’s a salary employee. In that case, he’s technically always on the clock or could be argued to be so. If you want your time to yourself then stay an hourly employee.
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Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do? by castwide on Saturday December 14, 2019 @06:49AM (#21789049)
IANAL, but it's definitely not that simple. I've worked in salaried positions and still retained ownership of my side projects. There was also one instance where I refused to sign a NCA that threatened my IP, so YMMV.
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Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do? by wnkrshm on Sunday December 15, 2019 @01:10AM (#21794758)
A salaried position is usually for X hours per month though. An employer that can make you work 24/7 each day of the month is not an employer, they're an owner.
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