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Good to know. Yeah, I'm in California. Thanks.

• hga 16y ago
  Since the state of California has decided that such "we own you" contract provisions are against public policy, the only risks you are running if you don't tell your new employer are that they might fire you if/when they discover your side project and that you might have to hire a lawyer if they sue you purely on these grounds. If they aren't asking for pretty much all your available effort (hours per week and so on) and there's no real overlap between what they do and your project (so there's no legitimate possibility of trade secret law coming into play) I don't see any need to borrow trouble and bring this up. Better to ask forgiveness and all that.
  • tmsh 16y ago
    Another good to know. Thanks. I think I agree with your last thoughts there too. Very helpful. I mean I'll be honest with them as much as possible. But there's no need to confuse things until there really is overlap like you mention. At a place like Google or Microsoft, where there are huge code bases, I would probably have to declare things immediately. But otherwise I could probably wait and see. Thanks again.