tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post6418443084979379238..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Is moonlighting on company time ever OK?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-14453182373799747982014-05-11T17:36:27.096-04:002014-05-11T17:36:27.096-04:00I have been in similar situations, where my "...I have been in similar situations, where my "assigned" work didn't fill my time. In most cases, I would seek additional work (is there something that I can help with?). <br /><br />In one case, I made sure that I was working efficiently and effectively, and finished my assignments on time and done well. Because I was not running around in a panic like a headless chicken, I was seen as not being a good employee. I later found that the company was being purchased by a larger company, and everyone above me was worried about being seen as unnecessary. At no time did I do anything unethical, though it turned out that my employer had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-53711548151691375322014-05-11T11:29:35.003-04:002014-05-11T11:29:35.003-04:00Jeffrey,
I agree with Charlie. The answer is it d...Jeffrey,<br /><br />I agree with Charlie. The answer is it depends but he's probably crossed the line on this one. The employee owes his company a duty of loyalty during his employment. If he's not happy with this he can leave at any time. The company pays for his time and using their paid time and company resources to outside endeavors without permission to do so could easily be construed as theft. The best thing to do is to clear all of the above with his employer beforehand.<br /><br />William Jacobson<br />Anaheim, CAWilliam Jacobsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-5510717712045339732014-05-11T10:46:10.089-04:002014-05-11T10:46:10.089-04:00Jeffrey, I finished typing my above comment and mi...Jeffrey, I finished typing my above comment and misspelled my first name. Could you please correct my spelling error to "Charlie"? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-46672128180969417542014-05-11T10:43:54.724-04:002014-05-11T10:43:54.724-04:00Jeffrey, this is a question that contains too many...Jeffrey, this is a question that contains too many points to logically and completely cover in an e-mail. The easy answer is, there is no easy answer. The second answer is there might be some situation where, such as the example given, it was the job of the worker to sit at a desk and wait for persons to contact him at his desk. For that particular situation, I see nothing unethical if he did other work while so waiting. However, in your description of the problem, too many, if not most situations where someone might do work not having to do with the regular job, it pretty clearly could represent unethical work being done. I believe each of us would probably know which situations fall into the first example I mentioned and would also know when other examples where it might not be ethical to do extra work. <br /><br />Charie SengAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com