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Asking for approval, even if that approval is typically granted, still implies that they have the authority to refuse permission. The farthest that the employe
by MereInterest 8y ago
Asking for approval, even if that approval is typically granted, still implies that they have the authority to refuse permission. The farthest that the employer's moral authority extends is to ask politely to be informed. Not to require to be informed, and certainly not to require approval.
- chii 8y agoMay be the permission should be flipped - the company has to ask the employee for approval to stop the opensource project. It would work by having the employee list their projects, and the company will, when they find a conflict or some shared interest, ask for the employee to volunteer to stop their project. The employee can refuse, but typically won't.