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Actually, many famous food products, software products, cars, and other things were created by people who did work at their former competitors. It's been the su
by mimixco 5y ago
Actually, many famous food products, software products, cars, and other things were created by people who did work at their former competitors. It's been the subject of many lawsuits. Reese's were invented by a disgruntled employee at Hershey.
No one has ever tried to control all of anyone's hours. All of my arguments are about the nature of the work and the intellectual property components it carries. If you are hauling boxes for Amazon or hauling boxes for Coke, none of this is relevant.
- MrStonedOne 5y ago> No one has ever tried to control all of anyone's hours. If my employer says I can not do something in my spare time, then they are controlling all of my hours, and they should be paying me for all of my hours.
- mimixco 5y agoThat's just not how salaried positions work. Shift positions, sure, but you won't find any kind of professional job where you're off the hook when you're off the clock. There are always expectations and rules about your conduct out of work. Some it is political (you can't be in crazy public political groups), some of it is legal (you can't doing illegal stuff), and some of it is about business (non compete, IP rules, etc). Once again, this is all one of the best reasons to work for yourself! When you work for someone else, they do get to set some of the rules -- for all of your life. Them's the breaks!