So, working as a Sys Dev or SDE or network engineer at Amazon, are there any employer-employee restrictions if I wanted to startup a side business (SaaS, app based or website or just a game)? p.s: yes, I work for Amazon and complete my duty of working 40+ hrs every week and deliver all projects on time, so this side work is completely a weekends/weeknights side-project. Anyone, doing it already? Also, anyone doing it on someone else name (like your spouse, so that there is no paper trail 😉)
As long as you don't break non-compete and don't eat up company time or equipment, you should be okay.
I posted a rather lengthy response to a similar question you asked in another thread. Item of note here is, create a company. It costs under $500 to incorporate and do things under an LLC with ownership info shielded (DE & NV specialize in this). Totally legal as long as you pay your taxes on it. And yes, never use company equipment.
Thanks.
if you're going to go this route, it's worth considering an S Corp over an LLC in certain situations. in an s Corp, the owner can be treated as an employee and paid a reasonable salary. there are some legal protections that are more beneficial for an s corp than an LLC. in either situation, if you'd like to incorporate it's highly recommended that you speak with an accountant / tax advisor to make your life easier.
Just don't use a Hooli machine
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Most places are cool with it if it is not competitive with your day job
Was a Sr Director of Telecom and owned a coin laundry. No employee contract (in California) but still got slapped hard for not disclosing... no financial penalty or anything just a tongue lashing from the president, CEO and a board member. :-/
Telecoms are utilities and regulated. Your omission could have caused audit flags especially with your title. If the prez, CEO & board triple-teamed to tongue bathe you then you had to be pretty high up.
Yes. I have an app that makes several thousand a year. Stop being so paranoid. Amazon has 200k employees. No one cares that much about you and if you make a little bit extra. Just keep it to yourself and don't use any work equipment or time.