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0 pointsfroaway4job4y ago0 comments

Good point. Definitely don't plan on working like this for a long time. I'm building up my savings to make a few large investments and start my own company.

Startup as a side job? That would take a ton of work. I typically only spend about 10-15 hours per week working each job.

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ryanchants4y ago· 1 in thread

> start my own company

Then the obvious question is: How would you feel if you had an employee doing the same?

froaway4jobOP4y ago

Honestly, I would applaud them for the fact that they're doing their work so efficiently. If they're the type of person that gets a task and completes it in a quarter or half of the time expected, I think I made a good hiring decision. Heck, am I actually winning since I'm technically underpaying this person?

I would consider looking into why I'm not challenging this employee. Maybe they need to be paid more or given more difficult tasks. I would talk to them and see if they wanted more, if not, fine they're doing their work and I'm paying them appropriately. Pretty simple really.

What's the point of an employer getting upset about getting what they paid for?

altdataseller4y ago

Startup as a side job is just meant to a way to bootstrap the company slowly so you don’t have to go all-out and take more risk.

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