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I hope you mean during work hours - that is debatable and depends on how much you trust them to make useful things. Outside of work, you do not own them, they
by zaptheimpaler 8y ago
I hope you mean during work hours - that is debatable and depends on how much you trust them to make useful things.
Outside of work, you do not own them, they are people not property. Making ANY claims on their time, energy or IP produced outside of work is despicable if you ask me. An employer who did that would be signaling that they view employees as property, would likely treat them poorly or like children, and I would never work for them.
- finaliteration 8y agoAgreed. However, you should NEVER use company equipment or resources for side jobs/projects unless you’ve been explicitly given the OK in writing to do so. A lot of employers have it written into agreements/contracts that they own any work done using their stuff. It seems like it should be common sense, but I know a number of people who do side gigs using their laptops from their full-time jobs, and I feel like that’s just a disaster waiting to happen if the employer ever finds out.