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Re:We quit our Big Tech jobs after hitting #1 on HN and Prod... by jmalicki on Thursday April 10, 2025 @07:49PM (#43649024)
In California statutes make it pretty clear that IP done off work hours without work equipment belongs to you not your employer, and it has repeatedly held up in court.
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Re:We quit our Big Tech jobs after hitting #1 on HN and Prod... by ryandrake on Thursday April 10, 2025 @08:01PM (#43649114)
It also must not "relate to" the company's existing or demonstrably anticipated research, which is pretty broad in the case of "Big Tech".
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