I am in a somewhat similar position, having worked on a few side projects but seriously doubt my current company will ever be interested in them. They do not co

I am in a somewhat similar position, having worked on a few side projects but seriously doubt my current company will ever be interested in them. They do not conflict with my current employer's business interests. When I was hired onto my current employer I signed a document that transferred rights of software I develop to them. IANAL, I was naive coming out of college, so I don't know if that was standard. What this has manifested as so far is I have sent emails to HR when contributing to open source code under guidance of my mentor, and they have not cared so far. I am on good terms with management so coming to an agreement about side projects is not out of the question. All advice I've gotten so far points towards having a clear separation of resources used, target market, and ensuring current employer is on good terms with what you do. Edited for clarity.