> I think most people here would agree that working on a side project in your free time using your own resources (Ie, not using your employer’s) is perfectly reasonable and hardly comparable to fraud.

It's still probably against your employment agreement, especially if you work at a BigCo where just about anything computer-related could be construed to be in their line of business.

Oh hey I know you, didn’t know you stayed so long. I think of you every time I hear the phrase “fractured fricitive”.

I remember the Amazon thing .. differently. Also some pretty shady marketing tricks, and you know, failing to protect a female employee from a predatory creep at a conference.