Re:How to “get out of the building” while working full time?
by sliverstorm on Saturday October 04, 2014 @09:25PM
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I'm not saying that the company is right in taking any work you do outside of office hours (I think that's total crap)
Oracle can't take your cupcake business, but:
- They pay for your mind. That's why the agreement you agree to says, "We own what your mind produces". That's why they hired you.
- In working for them, you get access to tools, knowledge, and experience you wouldn't have otherwise. If you get some great inspiration while talking to the company's client, you're hardly a lone actor.
I don't love it either, but I understand the reasons, and for me it all comes down to how it is enforced. If you develop a web page under Oracle, they shouldn't have rights to that. If you develop an enterprise database that targets Oracle's market segment...
Oracle can't take your cupcake business, but:
- They pay for your mind. That's why the agreement you agree to says, "We own what your mind produces". That's why they hired you.
- In working for them, you get access to tools, knowledge, and experience you wouldn't have otherwise. If you get some great inspiration while talking to the company's client, you're hardly a lone actor.
I don't love it either, but I understand the reasons, and for me it all comes down to how it is enforced. If you develop a web page under Oracle, they shouldn't have rights to that. If you develop an enterprise database that targets Oracle's market segment...