Big 4 Discussion - October 15, 2017

(tldr at bottom) I'm going to be doing contracted work for a Big 4 company in a great role that pertinently allows/encourages commercial side projects/startups from workers, even using their tech (though not other resources or work time). That said, a startup with a mission that is very important to me on a personal level just got in touch to tell me about them and whether I would be interested.

I am obviously making sure to keep my line of dialogue with this startup open incase my contract doesn't get renewed or I am unhappy working.

I signed many many papers and I'm sure among them was stuff like NDAs and non-compete clauses. This startup does not compete in any way. Now, I'm trying to look through my contracts and documents to see if there is something specific about it, but there is a lot to look through and I am not a lawyer.

If I were to potentially see if I could work nontraditional hours / remotely (same city though), part time, is this likely to be a breach of contract as long as it doesn't effect my time at work in any way whatsoever? This seems to be common with people who are founding their own startups.

I know that you can't read my contracts and so can't tell me point blank, I'm more trying to get an idea of this from other people if they've ever been in a similar situation and what came of it / why they felt comfortable doing it. Thanks to anyone who can share their story.

tldr: starting contract job at big4, is there likely to be something in the contract prohibiting working part time on a passion project startup? (you should read the post tho)

Back to diving through those contracts to see if I can answer this myself....

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