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And does your job prevent you from doing open source work in your free time? If not, then I don't see how it's relevant.
by monsieurbanana 6y ago
And does your job prevent you from doing open source work in your free time? If not, then I don't see how it's relevant.
- bonoboTP 6y agoOften yes!! Check your contracts people or ask a lawyer. You'll be surprised.
- monsieurbanana 6y ago> Often yes Then it should say so in the comment. Preferably adding their thoughts about it, whether it's enforced in their company, etc. Debating whether you're technically an employee 100% of your time is both true and needlessly pedantic.
- bonoboTP 6y agoIt's a rhetorical argumentation technique. They make it seem like it's inevitable and follows naturally from the obvious fact that you are an employee 100% of the time, so they don't even need to spell out the specific point in the contract, implying that it's not just a technicality in the contract but something fundamental. Which is of course not true, as in many countries you can't have such valid terms.
- monsieurbanana 6y agoI think you might be giving much credit to random internet commenters. They probably just like to say "technically speaking".
- bonoboTP 6y agoI'm not talking about random commenters. I mean the manager who wrote "... you are an IBM employee 100% of the time ..." .
- rubyfan 6y agoThere is some bullshit that goes on here though. Many companies do not have a contract that you sign and consent to, they just try to back door it as fungible company policy - like the way social media companies get you to agree to new privacy policy and terms by your continued use. Many companies put these IP and non-competition clauses into bonus award agreements. By accepting a bonus you agree to a bunch of terms and that’s where consideration comes in and makes it a real contract and legal. I have less of a problem with this arrangement than the back door approach.