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This is important enough to me that I have left money on the table so as to not work at a place that requires my signature on an invention assignment agreement.
by ben1040 14y ago
This is important enough to me that I have left money on the table so as to not work at a place that requires my signature on an invention assignment agreement.
What I do for fun or profit on my own time is my own business, and the fact that I have a work structure that allows me to do this keeps me happy enough to come back to work the next morning.
- jedberg 14y agoOne of the most refreshing things I found when I started at Netflix was that they actually specifically call out in the employment agreement that what you do on your own time is your own, even if you use your work computer to do it. As long as it isn't direct competition, side projects are explicitly encouraged.
- skmurphy 14y agoCA law says that what you do on your own time with your own materials is yours.
- segmondy 14y agoI'll take the money and work on my side projects. I do like to see them enforce it. If my side project is destructive and a crime are they likewise responsible?