Re:Hiring Developers: You're Doing It Wrong
by PlayerJ on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @03:33AM
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To be honest everywhere that I have applied as a programmer has either had the 24/7 rule or a contract so unspecific that it leads me to think that they will try to take ownership of something I write if it does indeed lead to a valuable product. As such I am usually working on projects in my free time but I rarely want to tell them about a real project for fear of them trying to take it. It creates a difficult situation in an interview, when I have projects but I dont want to discuss them.
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Re:Hiring Developers: You're Doing It Wrong
by khafra on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @01:52PM
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Have you tried asking for a written addition to the contract saying work you do on your own time, unrelated in subject to what you do for the company, belongs to you? Contracts aren't always necessarily one-size-fits-all, and if that's the only thing keeping you from a good job it might be an option worth exploring.