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The point about not using your day job's resources is important. Not only could you lose you day job, but your side project as well. Many times when you start
by vital101 17y ago
The point about not using your day job's resources is important. Not only could you lose you day job, but your side project as well. Many times when you start working at an organization, they have you sign an agreement saying something like "We own everything that is produced on our machines, network, etc."
- wallflower 17y agoI lock my MacBook that I use to work on several side projects on my train commute to my work desk and plug it in to recharge it. I don't open up the lid. Is it ok to use the electricity (it's not the network)?
- patio11 17y agoBuy a second battery and you'll never have to find out.
- wallflower 17y agoDoing that. Thanks.
- dnsworks 17y agoAnd remember to bring a small screwdriver, since Apple no longer feels that a battery should be changeable without tools.
- duck 17y agoIf you hadn't asked this question I would say yes, but now that you did... no.
- imajes 17y agothere's no earthly way that the employer has any rights over your work in this manner, assuming you can prove it's never opened during business hours. They may, however, have a claim against you for the cost of the electricity. :)
- Daniel_Newby 17y agoAnd the product of using that electricity, under a theory of unjust enrichment.
- TimothyFitz 17y agoGet an explicit written contract from your employer that your side projects are yours and yours alone (a nihil obstat), and then stop worrying about the small stuff like this.