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Because you have a second job / side business / investment income that is independent of your primary job.

by pmorici 10y ago

giraffehack 10y ago
Alright, but why is that a problem? Might be a cultural difference thing that i'm not seeing. If you signed with the employer to not have any side business going on then it's a different story. But you would know this in the first place, so you would only complain about not being allowed to shoot yourself in the foot.
- loeg 10y ago
  Most businesses paying a salary expect (and sometimes encode in your employment contract) that it is your sole job. They don't want the stress, mental fatigue, and time commitments of a second job competing with your work for them. (This is my understanding, as a person living in the US anyway.)
- Svenskunganka 10y ago
  If you look from it from an employers standpoint, that employee might not be around for much longer if his/hers side-business kicks off. It can be hard to find candidates that can replace that employee. If the employee makes more money from that business than from yours, the employee has literally nothing to lose and may start to become sloppy with their work, not take it as seriously as he/she should, etc. I'd say it's all about control.
- gsnedders 10y ago
  So it's one thing to imagine you're a programmer who does a small amount of contracting on the side; now imagine you're a teacher who does some "mild" sex work (say, solo camming): the social and financial repercussions on them having their second job disclosed is a real risk. Even from the employer's point-of-view, it's a risk to their reputation for hiring such a person (there again, such a thing seems unlikely to be considered good enough reason to dismiss someone outside of their probationary period in Norway).
  - igk 10y ago
    So how exactly would they find out how you earn that money? And why would they have the right to terminate you if it's not in the original contract?

Because you have a second job / side business / investment income that is independent of your primary job.

by pmorici 10y ago

Because you have a second job / side business / investment income that is independent of your primary job.

Alright, but why is that a problem? Might be a cultural difference thing that i'm not seeing. If you signed with the employer to not have any side business going on then it's a different story. But you would know this in the first place, so you would only complain about not being allowed to shoot yourself in the foot.

loeg 10y ago
Most businesses paying a salary expect (and sometimes encode in your employment contract) that it is your sole job. They don't want the stress, mental fatigue, and time commitments of a second job competing with your work for them. (This is my understanding, as a person living in the US anyway.)
Svenskunganka 10y ago
If you look from it from an employers standpoint, that employee might not be around for much longer if his/hers side-business kicks off. It can be hard to find candidates that can replace that employee. If the employee makes more money from that business than from yours, the employee has literally nothing to lose and may start to become sloppy with their work, not take it as seriously as he/she should, etc. I'd say it's all about control.
gsnedders 10y ago
So it's one thing to imagine you're a programmer who does a small amount of contracting on the side; now imagine you're a teacher who does some "mild" sex work (say, solo camming): the social and financial repercussions on them having their second job disclosed is a real risk. Even from the employer's point-of-view, it's a risk to their reputation for hiring such a person (there again, such a thing seems unlikely to be considered good enough reason to dismiss someone outside of their probationary period in Norway).
- igk 10y ago
  So how exactly would they find out how you earn that money? And why would they have the right to terminate you if it's not in the original contract?