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I live in the US, but not in California. I've worked at three different companies. Each time when signing the employment contract I have pushed back on any term
by montecarl 5y ago
I live in the US, but not in California. I've worked at three different companies. Each time when signing the employment contract I have pushed back on any terms that would make code that I write outside of work owned by the company. I haven't had any push back on this. My experience may be limited and may not generalize, but I find that in most employment contracts there are just a handful of points that the other party will not concede on. This may be less true at $MEGACORP.
- browningstreet 5y agoWhen I took my current position at a financial firm, it had the clause, but it also came with a form where I could declare, in specific or broad terms, things I did outside of employment. The company still included language affirming the CA guidance on this, and I spoke to HR and gave them hypotheticals, which they responded to in email. I have lots of technical interests that aren't even remotely related to fintech, so I feel comfortable with these boundaries. Plus, at work I'm given a Windows machine, and all my personal projects -- and other commercial endeavors -- won't run on Windows. For that reason alone, I haven't requested alternative hardware/OS even though I could.
- mjg59 5y agoHaving tried this at $MEGACORP on this specific issue, can confirm it's less true.
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- ghaff 5y agoNeither of the two $MEGACORPs (or at least $LARGECORPs) I've worked at have had any issue with various things I've done on the side and I've never kept them secret. So it varies--and neither were in California.
- pydry 5y agoThe clause isnt overly broad coz they have a problem with you doing side projects. It's overly broad so that if you have a dispute about something you did outside of work they don't have to prove shit in court to get you to stop.