Hello, I will start working at Google in few days, and I'm curious about their laptop policy. What things can I do? - Leetcode - Personal learning - Open source - Social networks - Netflix
They own anything you create on that laptop, so I wouldn’t do personal projects there. A friend of mine just went through a six month legal battle with google over a new language he created but developed on his google laptop.
Do they have a proof it was done in his work laptop? Everything is tracked?
They claimed to and also said that anything created while he works at google was their intellectual property, so they didn’t feel they had to even prove he did it on a google laptop
My solution is to setup a workstation that can easily switch between your personal Mac and work. I have a Mac pro that's running and I'm using a dock to switch between my laptop and macpro
You're still using your employer's facilities and equipment, etc. Plus large tech companies can generally lay claim to anything that you create while under their employment because they have such a clause in the employment agreement that you sign with them when you sign up to be an employee.
Not really. It depends. If you build it while working 9-5 yes. But if you work outside and work on your personal laptop you should be okay
If you work at Google (or any such company), you're not allowed to do open source work without approval, even in your own time on your own equipment. It's a CYA rule that Google doesn't actively police and approvals are easy to get, but it's still a rule.
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I do all of the above.
What about porn or similar? There are companies where those are not prohibited provided you are at home using your internet network.
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