Am I the only one who's read the original issue as not the problem with extracurricular activities per say, but the fact that the employee now wants to sell one of those apps?
The employer said:
One of my employees is always working in small applications for his family or just for the fun of it. Now he wants to start selling one of those applications.
... and
I think that anyone can do what he wishes with his own time. But obviously, there are a lot of issues involved.
The way I read it, he's known about the side projects for a while and never had a problem with them. He is having second thoughts only because he's learned that the coder wants to make money off one of those projects...
I think that what's really happening here is the employer having a personal bias of the money-is-dirty variety. Obviously, anyone is welcome to whatever moral attitudes they like, but to force them onto your employees is completely inappropriate.
The employer said:
One of my employees is always working in small applications for his family or just for the fun of it. Now he wants to start selling one of those applications.
... and
I think that anyone can do what he wishes with his own time. But obviously, there are a lot of issues involved.
The way I read it, he's known about the side projects for a while and never had a problem with them. He is having second thoughts only because he's learned that the coder wants to make money off one of those projects...
I think that what's really happening here is the employer having a personal bias of the money-is-dirty variety. Obviously, anyone is welcome to whatever moral attitudes they like, but to force them onto your employees is completely inappropriate.