No that will not work. In fact, it makes it look like you’re trying to give them the run around. The best thing you could do to protect IP for your side projec

No that will not work. In fact, it makes it look like you’re trying to give them the run around. The best thing you could do to protect IP for your side project is to talk to your employer and tell them what you want to work on and get a written exception for it.