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I worked for as a software engineer for a company that I did interviews for. We were told that “pet projects” were a red flag unless they were a current college student. They showed a lack of commitment to their current employer. Basically, there’s no reason for them to have a side project, they should be working more for their current boss.
I left that company shortly after.
One of my first companies put a clause in to say that they owned the code you wrote in your spare time. I peaced out too.
That's meaningless if you don't use their equipment to do it. If you make a sandwich, do they own it? A table? A child? A novel? A painting?
Only the first born. You get to keep the rest.