And one wonders why they can't hire top talent. One the one hand, they want capable people who go out of their way to achieve results + love their craft. Guess

And one wonders why they can't hire top talent. One the one hand, they want capable people who go out of their way to achieve results + love their craft. Guess what, that often happens by working on side projects (whether ultimately commercial or not, is irrelevant). As an employee the only concession I would personally be willing to make would be to not compete directly with the company you're employed at. And only if you're not employed at a company doing everything, i.e. a Google or a Microsoft.