I understand what you're saying but it's not a thing in this case. And with my current employer I had my contract amended before I started (as a condition of jo

I understand what you're saying but it's not a thing in this case. And with my current employer I had my contract amended before I started (as a condition of joining, I recommend everyone does the same). The change implemented allows me to work on anything I want so long as it's not a competing product.