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Ask HN: What sort of startup talk is allowed at work?
I was talking to some business friends of mine, and they were very dumbfounded about the claims that companies make about employee side projects.
To what degree am I allowed to focus on my startup at work? I never write code, but I do ask technical questions on freenode about setups and favorites ycombinator articles.
Am I being paranoid? I'm just worried, because I run a blog under the same nick (not this one), and any competent googler will show me asking questions at work pertinent to my startup.
Probably a stupid question, but I'd really appreciate any links/knowledge drops. I think I'm being paranoid, but I don't know.
- rmATinnovafy 14y agoTo what degree am I allowed to focus on my startup at work? You are being paid to help their business grow, not yours. Give it a little perspective. If your startup succeeded, would you want employees planning their own startups while you pay them?
- gringomorcego 14y agoSo you don't read HN at work?
- rmATinnovafy 14y agoI don't have access to a computer at work.
- AznHisoka 14y ago"Don't let your schooling interfere with your education"
- staunch 14y agoLegally (though IANAL): create no IP, do no customer support, don't do any real "work". Ethically: don't be abusive. You're being paid to do a job, so the standard work ethic applies. Some personal stuff is expected and reasonable.