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I find it hard to believe that it would be an unreasonable request that any work you do outside of the office, on a personal machine, and not utilizing any comp
by danielrhodes 15y ago
I find it hard to believe that it would be an unreasonable request that any work you do outside of the office, on a personal machine, and not utilizing any company IP be under your ownership. If such an issue does turn into a sticking point during negotiations, you should strongly consider that a red flag.
- bluedanieru 15y agoMeanwhile I have to pay the bills and there are no employers in my area that I know of who would agree to such a contract.
- jrockway 15y agoIndeed. Remember, it's companies that can't find programmers, not programmers that can't find jobs.
- bluedanieru 15y agoI'd really like a list of these companies with HR departments that are going to allow an exception to the standard contract because we just really need this guy. You're absolutely right that companies would be better off in attracting talent by revising portions of their contract. You're absolutely wrong to suppose that they're necessarily going to do that.
- jasonkester 15y agoEvery one of them, in my experience. I think I've waived that particular clause (or refused to sign the agreement) five times now for five different employers. You just need to mention it when they give you the agreement to sign. By the time there's a piece of paper printed out with your name on it, they're committed. And on the other side of the table from that piece of paper is the guy who hired you. A reasonable person that can recognize a silly clause when you point it out. Just cross out the paragraph, initial next to it, then sign and hand it back. If they want to make a big deal about it, it's them making the big deal, not you.