Re: Business on the side

Hmmmmm....

First of all, I saw no reference to OWNING the equipment you have in your "department". Hiring it out for other jobs would create an unquestionable conflict of interest.

What if the drives are occupied partially with a freelance project and your "benefactor client has a quick-turnaround project that you suddenly can't handle because of this extra media?

There are any number of situations that may cause you to have real legal and certainly ethical concerns, unless I'm completely misunderstanding the relationship.

Since you refer to jobs "on the side," it sounds to me like you have a fairly full-time relationship with the client who has supplied at least some of the equipment.

Does your primary client consent to this type of thing? And I guess I'm unclear just how much of your equipment is bought and paid for by your client.

If you are working with mostly client-bought gear, I would say that any outside work without their consent pushes my personal ethical envelope.

Is there something I'm not understanding?


-Tim Kolb