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Ex Amazon employee here: Amazon requires employees to obtain written permission even to contribute in your free time and this makes many developers unhappy. Ho

• pricechild 10y ago
  What happens if you don't obtain permission? Do you get fired, or do they claim ownership?
  • mijoharas 10y ago
    Ex Amazon: You are in breach of contract which is grounds for termination. I doubt that would happen in practice though, unless you were creating an open source competitor to something they do or somesuch.
    • ghurtado 10y ago
      > I doubt that would happen in practice though, Having to worry about it is horrible enough, since this will actually keep many developers from pursuing their passions in their free time.
• jack9 10y ago
  > Amazon requires employees to obtain written permission even to contribute in your free time I would never agree to this. Generally, if you work at a place that commonly throws around the phrase "<X> is in breach of contract which is grounds for termination.", you're in a bad job that will not ever teach you anything or advance your career. You are working as a glorified contractor and should learn some warning flags to avoid the terrible corporate bus stops.