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When you can generate close to a million usd a year, keeping it up for 5 formative years doesn't seem that bad. You can coast for the rest of your life on very

When you can generate close to a million usd a year, keeping it up for 5 formative years doesn't seem that bad. You can coast for the rest of your life on very little work afterwards.

lisasays 3y ago
What about the "being deceitful" part? Not an issue for you?
- jterrys 3y ago
  To whom? Your employer? Perhaps if you work in a country that values your employment more and your employer is fair with their wages, then maybe your loyalty is warranted. I don't really think that is the case in the USA. Executives are on multiple boards all the time and they juggle different organizations daily. If the C-Suite can be overemployed then why not you? The U.S is downright predatory with at-will employment and salaried vs. hourly pay along with a retirement plan that amounts to a glorified investment account. I take more personal issue with that than moonlighting a second job.
  - lisasays 3y ago
    Never mind the morality issues (which you don't seem to care about, or are happy to relativize with some form of "everything is messed up in the USA anyway, so it doesn't matter" argument). The bottom line is that in all probability (at least it is so in every such contract I've ever seen), it's very clearly against the language your Employment Agreement to have undeclared, outside engagements with other employers. There's also almost certainly language in there about "devoting one's full attention and focus" to the role, as well as a certain number of hours per week. If the C-Suite can be overemployed then why not you? Because (as with everything else about them) their contracts are different. Even so, they are absolutely required to declare these affiliations. Just as you are. To whom? Your employer? Also to your co-workers and future employers. And to anyone close to you in your life - who you'd be pretty much forcing to keep up your little wall of secrecy. "So where does s/he work?" "Umm..."

When you can generate close to a million usd a year, keeping it up for 5 formative years doesn't seem that bad. You can coast for the rest of your life on very little work afterwards.

lisasays 3y ago

What about the "being deceitful" part? Not an issue for you?

jterrys 3y ago
To whom? Your employer? Perhaps if you work in a country that values your employment more and your employer is fair with their wages, then maybe your loyalty is warranted. I don't really think that is the case in the USA. Executives are on multiple boards all the time and they juggle different organizations daily. If the C-Suite can be overemployed then why not you? The U.S is downright predatory with at-will employment and salaried vs. hourly pay along with a retirement plan that amounts to a glorified investment account. I take more personal issue with that than moonlighting a second job.
- lisasays 3y ago
  Never mind the morality issues (which you don't seem to care about, or are happy to relativize with some form of "everything is messed up in the USA anyway, so it doesn't matter" argument). The bottom line is that in all probability (at least it is so in every such contract I've ever seen), it's very clearly against the language your Employment Agreement to have undeclared, outside engagements with other employers. There's also almost certainly language in there about "devoting one's full attention and focus" to the role, as well as a certain number of hours per week. If the C-Suite can be overemployed then why not you? Because (as with everything else about them) their contracts are different. Even so, they are absolutely required to declare these affiliations. Just as you are. To whom? Your employer? Also to your co-workers and future employers. And to anyone close to you in your life - who you'd be pretty much forcing to keep up your little wall of secrecy. "So where does s/he work?" "Umm..."