RE: Side jobs

I don't think an employee should have to ask for permission to perform work
elsewhere as long as it's not in direct competition with their primary
employer or adversely affecting their performance while on the job.  Why
should someone be limited to where they can work and the opportunities
available to them.  It's nobody's business but your own whether you
consulted after hours or on weekends for someone else.

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Rob,

In a message dated 2/6/02 8:48:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, rob@dekko.com
writes:


> I appreciate you list of suggestions.  I was thinking of taking on some
> side work.  I suppose the first thing I should do is clear this with the
> boss and find out what his ground rules are.
>
>
Good place to start in that situation.  I've seen several people in the same
place:

1.  They asked, and the boss apologized for not being able to pay them
enough
to prevent the necessity of the work and gave their blessing.
2.  They asked, the boss postured and forbade it, so they didn't work.
3.  The boss postured and forbade it, but they did it anyhow.
4.  They didn't ask.

In the last two categories, I've seen people get severely burned.  Companies
in categories 3 and 4 (no matter how callous) aren't stupid -- they rightly
figure that if you need to "moonlight", you can't afford a legal defense
against them.  On the other hand, I've seen companies threaten legal action
against an employee who knew _their employers'_ financial standing and
turned
the situation in their favor...

JME,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"Old programmers never die, they just can't C as well." -- Anonymous
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