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we're all under a very strict agreement with the company that doesn't allow us to take additional work without an exhausting amount of approvals. i don't really do anything on the weekend except laze around the house. it'd be nice if they let us take other jobs. maybe not within the same field, because i could see that being a conflict of interest, but i'd like another outlet to make some money during my spare time

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3 minutes ago, Athena 92 said:

What's the point of having more money if you have no free time to use it.

Also usually when I think of someone with 2 jobs I do not think of someone that has a lot of money I think of a poor person.

i'm not thinking another 40 hour job. i'm thinking maybe like a 10 or 15 hour something on the side. maybe some tech support work or something. some people i know do that and pull an extra $25 an hour in additional to their salaried jobs.

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11 minutes ago, Athena 92 said:

What's the point of having more money if you have no free time to use it.

Also usually when I think of someone with 2 jobs I do not think of someone that has a lot of money I think of a poor person.

My brother is rich, has a duel income household and STILL works two jobs and works Every. Single. Day.

I keep telling him to quit. He has over 100 hours of vacation AND fmla

My mom says its because he enjoys working more than being at home...imma let u figure that out

No..imma give u a clue..

Marry someone u can stand being around ..lol...

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3 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said:

i'm only good at one thing, and that thing unfortunately is mandated to not be used by any other company so long as i am an FTE

Its your life. Make it what u want. Do u still need to be fte if you have a 2nd job?

I need to find a PT myself but..lazy...and...brain broken

Plus my daughter cries when im at work too much

Single with no real responsibilities? I wouldn't let nothing stop me!

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What did you sign that states this? Most states are employee at will, so I get they can fire anyone for anything. I'd see if they've made exceptions before and what the details were, cite that as a precedence and it wouldn't be very painful l, as HR would not want it to appear that their is inconsistencies within the organization.

A wage increase may be worth negotiating especially it being annual review time. 5% seems to be the number these days people are using.

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13 minutes ago, Sawdamizer said:

What did you sign that states this? Most states are employee at will, so I get they can fire anyone for anything. I'd see if they've made exceptions before and what the details were, cite that as a precedence and it wouldn't be very painful l, as HR would not want it to appear that their is inconsistencies within the organization.

A wage increase may be worth negotiating especially it being annual review time. 5% seems to be the number these days people are using.

a non-compete agreement and it states no secondary work, even if it's not in the same field, unless you have some crazy level of approval. there's no wage increase i'm going to be able to negotiate which is going to be more than just getting an additional job. even at 5%

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1 minute ago, Naraku4656 said:

a non-compete agreement and it states no secondary work, even if it's not in the same field, unless you have some crazy level of approval. there's no wage increase i'm going to be able to negotiate which is going to be more than just getting an additional job. even at 5%

I visited a "banking lab" to walk a process and they had beer on tap and like common areas where they just drank at work... It was odd. It was in Boston.

My point is, there are other perks.

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19 minutes ago, Sawdamizer said:

I visited a "banking lab" to walk a process and they had beer on tap and like common areas where they just drank at work... It was odd. It was in Boston.

My point is, there are other perks.

trust me i've looked at other places. i could have made 9k more somewhere else but the benefits were not nearly as good.

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17 minutes ago, bnmjy said:

Are you even struggling financially? I'm getting a second job because I'm a broke bitch and I'm still unsure of what major I should take in college.

i'm not doing as well as others within the same field. having a second job would put me on par with the level of savings i should have

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34 minutes ago, Ginguy said:

Volunteer at a local library. I'm sure they would like to have you help out with any IT issues. You could also teach basic computer classes to senior citizens.

Neither of these would violate your contracts with your employer.

 

i've thought about that but the closest library doesn't have enough computers to make it so i won't be bored. i'd have to go to the main one, which is not near here. i also don't have the patience to teach. any volunteer work that is not done through a company affiliated non-profit is also subject to approval. though that's mostly to stop people from volunteering for politically motivated organizations that may not align with our values. the approval i'd need for non-political volunteer work is much easier to manage and would only really take finding something i care enough about to spend time doing. i would like to spend that time though earning some form of payment, if at all possible.

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29 minutes ago, quebecelegy said:

why do u like to work

for the same reason i'm probably never going to retire. i need to do something constructive and feel like i'm contributing. the only reason i have so much saved now in my 401k is in case i get into any medical problems that are going to eventually force me to stop. but unless that happens, i'm probably going to be doing some form of work until i die.

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1 minute ago, Naraku4656 said:

i've thought about that but the closest library doesn't have enough computers to make it so i won't be bored. i'd have to go to the main one, which is not near here. i also don't have the patience to teach. any volunteer work that is not done through a company affiliated non-profit is also subject to approval. though that's mostly to stop people from volunteering for politically motivated organizations that may not align with our values. the approval i'd need for non-political volunteer work is much easier to manage and would only really take finding something i care enough about to spend time doing. i would like to spend that time though earning some form of payment, if at all possible.

I can't see why they wouldn't let you volunteer. You might even be able to get the local branch some computers, look for older systems from your current employer and see if they will donate them.

Also, the fact that political volunteering is subject to approval is grounds for a massive lawsuit. I mean massive, as in void just about any and all employee contracts, massive.

 

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2 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said:

for the same reason i'm probably never going to retire. i need to do something constructive and feel like i'm contributing. the only reason i have so much saved now in my 401k is in case i get into any medical problems that are going to eventually force me to stop. but unless that happens, i'm probably going to be doing some form of work until i die.

you can work for me bby 

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5 minutes ago, Ginguy said:

I can't see why they wouldn't let you volunteer. You might even be able to get the local branch some computers, look for older systems from your current employer and see if they will donate them.

Also, the fact that political volunteering is subject to approval is grounds for a massive lawsuit. I mean massive, as in void just about any and all employee contracts, massive.

 

i think their reasoning was to avoid any allegations of  "pay to play", though i might be confusing myself with their rules about political contributions needing to be approved. my last company required the same thing so that leads me to believe it's not that uncommon

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3 hours ago, Naraku4656 said:

i don't really do anything on the weekend except laze around the house.

 

2 hours ago, Naraku4656 said:

i mean i enjoy working more than being at home. nothing to do here, it's boring

Maybe make some friends or memories or something? You know, life. Get a nice camera take some pics. North Carolina is beautiful, what parks have you been to? You like music, spend a few weekends in Asheville find a place you like to go w cool shows make some friends there. Idk man, getting bored of being at home by yourself all weekend every weekend is completely understandable, but seeking out more work to fill your time with doesn't have to be the answer. 

If you have to feel productive maybe meet and work with some good people on something that rewards you in ways other than a little extra spending money your comfortable middle class home owner ass doesn't need, for example you could join your local DSA chapter in a time of ascendant right wing fascism. Maybe

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1 minute ago, Naraku4656 said:

i think their reasoning was to avoid any allegations of  "pay to play", though i might be confusing myself with their rules about political contributions needing to be approved. my last company required the same thing so that leads me to believe it's not that uncommon

Wut? Political contributions?

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3 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said:

i think their reasoning was to avoid any allegations of  "pay to play", though i might be confusing myself with their rules about political contributions needing to be approved. my last company required the same thing so that leads me to believe it's not that uncommon

That still seems to be suspect. Unless it is a prohibition against donations to specific parties who are doing direct business it seems like a direct infringement on personal speech.

 

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Just now, Ginguy said:

That still seems to be suspect. Unless it is a prohibition against donations to specific parties who are doing direct business it seems like a direct infringement on personal speech.

 

it's a private company. i don't think 1A arguments are really going to apply here.

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I didn't know that was a thing. Like, I know the limitations around how much you can donate. But unless you took a bribe of sorts... I just... Don't know what you mean? I have to notify my company if I hold a public elected office to be sure conflicts of interest are addressed. Then we have the obvious RESPA stuff.

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Just now, Sawdamizer said:

I didn't know that was a thing. Like, I know the limitations around how much you can donate. But unless you took a bribe of sorts... I just... Don't know what you mean? I have to notify my company if I hold a public elected office to be sure conflicts of interest are addressed. Then we have the obvious RESPA stuff.

nope, any amount needs to be approved. i know because we just got a company wide email to report anything we may have donated during the 2018 midterms

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Just now, Sawdamizer said:

Then you don't need approvals, you need to justify the donation.


i'm telling you dude, they tell people that we have to report it and get approvals from the compliance team. what happens if we've already donated and don't get approvals? idk maybe it's just a slap on the wrist but i'm not willing to find out.

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2 minutes ago, Ginguy said:

Private organizations cannot compel you to sign away enumerated rights.

 

 

Employees who work in the private-sector do not, as a rule, have First Amendment protection for their speech in the workplace.

https://corporate.findlaw.com/law-library/freedom-of-speech-in-the-workplace-the-first-amendment-revisited.html

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1 minute ago, K_N said:

Why not do contract work? That's not employment.

You could also just Uber or something if you don't care about making that much money.

 i have to certify yearly that i don't have any other means of gaining notable income except for the company I am currently at. if it's like $20 under the table helping a friend move, yeah obviously no one cares

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