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It seems people that work fewer hours often work on side projects in their spare time. Does that mean such a developer is working too much or employers are leav
by rb808 9y ago
It seems people that work fewer hours often work on side projects in their spare time. Does that mean such a developer is working too much or employers are leaving money on the table by letting employees leave early?
- GlickWick 9y agoI don't think so. I can only speak for myself and some of what I've observed in my colleagues, of course. From what I've seen, you can only work on one thing so much before you grow to resent it. You need to take time off from it, even if that time is working on another software project. Companies like Google have tried to emulate this effect with their "20% time" initiative, but from what I've heard it doesn't really work, since people still consider it to be part of their main body of work. Some of my best revelations for solving problems at work have come from entirely unrelated projects. As someone who does game development as a hobby on the side, I've actually discovered solutions to major enterprise software problems while working on a random indie game. It's important to let yourself do this.
- Retra 9y agoNeither of those is true. The work I do on side projects is work I would not do for my employer. If my employer wanted me to give them this extra work, they need to grant me full authority over all aspects of the project in perpetuity. Or pay me like that's what they're taking from me.