It's a tough environment, and the pay for represented employees is hardly competitive anymore. Is a second job an option, or a violation of any policy?
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@2vps
Good one. I don't see a conflict of interest unless it's your own boss handing out those singles. Good initiative!! :)
What if you are using your “all day at a computer” body to make the extra money after work. These doughy love handles I’ve been working on should be able to fill my pockets with singles every night.
As far as I remember as long as you don't work your side job while you are working your EM job and you are not working for a competitor you are OK.
I knew a 7 and 7 guy that did it, but not oilfield related work.
Seems that EM would be concerned if you used your EM knowledge gained during the day to the benefit of a competitor at night.
The options thing: I thought that the prohibition against trading XOM options only applies to exempt employees. Non-exempts can do it if they want. Isn't that correct?
I did. I was a 'month on - month off' upstream rotator (engineer) for the better part of three decades. I worked a second, non-oil field job during my days off. It was a family company (I was not a principle) and I figured it was none of EM business as long as it did not effect my work at EM (it never did).
My EM career paid a nice salary. My days off allowed me to add more to the pile ($); I retied from EM (and my second job) financially independent. For me, a rotational schedule at EM worked well as it has allowed me to fully fund life in my leisure years.
Good luck to all. Peace.
“Employees are expected…”
In other words, you have no legal way to prevent me from working another job.
I’m not going to sit around and wait to get PIP’d/outsourced/whatever.I’m looking out for myself, the same way the company looks out for the shareholders. Same game, same rules.
Is there a presumption of cutting corners in your views on moonlighting? If pay is sub-par, should there be stigma or a job loss risk be held as a sword against working extra hours?
Employees are expected to follow standards of business conduct, so, being forthright with management is expected. However, shouldn't Legal make the call on COI or pCOI, rather than line management, which may be more ambiguous.
Report is as a pCOI and don’t do it while you’re literally on the job and you’ll be fine
Company can set policy within reason. For instance, employees are forbidden from trading options on XOM stock, even though there is absolutely nothing illegal or wrong with it, assuming you aren't acting on insider information.
@nui Says who?
It’s none of the supervisor’s business what is done on my personal time. If I show up on time and do my job, that’s all that should concern them.
It’s none of HR’s business either. They can go p:ss up the nearest flagpole.
@OP It’s isn’t illegal, but employers will often terminate your employment if they find out. It’s also a big part of the reason why bosses want everyone back in the office.
Don’t expect anyone who is actually doing this and getting away with it to explain how on a forum where people come to whine about their jobs and working conditions.
You can do anything, just don’t get caught.
Yes. Just need to report it to your supervisor.
Probably need to clear it with HR if you want to be on the up and up.
Anecdotally, there's a represented employee that works at the University of Annandale that has (or had) run a car service on the side for years and many of their clients were managers.