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When I got my first programming job in Canada I've already had active product. I have informed them about it and I've also asked them to agree that whatever I a
by FpUser 5y ago
When I got my first programming job in Canada I've already had active product. I have informed them about it and I've also asked them to agree that whatever I am working on in my private time is my property as long as it is not in direct competition and / or not based on employer's code. They did not mind at all.
- _odey 5y agoWas that agreement in writing, and signed? Could you share such a document, redacted if needed, with us?
- FpUser 5y agoIt was in writing and signed. No sharing as it was 90s and I've no idea where the copy is if still exists. Never needed that again as I went on my own in 2000 and have never looked back. But it was not lawyer speak. I just concocted a couple of paragraphs myself that had replaced their standard "ownership of whatever I do" and that was it. It was a small company and they were easy.