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I am single, in my early 20s & have no commitments. I am currently employed with a 9 to 5 job on a 5 day week. I like this job and the pay is adequate although I could do with extra income to spend during the weekends. I have been offered a part time job (2 hrs Mon-Fri 8 to 10 pm for a Asian company) doing accounts work & strongly felt that this job will not interfere with my day job. More importantly, the pay is good. However, my full time employer during the interview clearly informed me (verbally) that I am not allowed to take in any other job without his permission. Two questions on my mind right now:
Is it fair for the full time employer to impose such a condition ?
With unemployment problem facing my country, my conscience tells me that I am lucky to have a full time job & shouldn’t be greedy taking in another job. Let some unemployed guy take the job. Do you think I should accept this job ?

2006-10-29 11:35:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance Careers & Employment

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I say you speak to your employer and let him see that your potential new job doesn't interfere with the one you already have, as it is just 2 hours a day and at a different time.

About the unemployment problem, don't worry about that. Most of those people are unemployed because they want to, they are lazy people who like spending all day long watching tv and doing nothing and they're too lazy to go to work, and/or like their partner to support them while they do nothing. If they really wanted the job, they would work hard to earn it and make it so the employer gives them the job instead of you (or anyone else who wanted it). If you end up getting the new job, you just take it, they had a reason to choose you over them.

Good luck!

2006-10-29 11:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by alex 3 · 0 0

Talk to the full time employer and let them know the statis of your second job as in it wouldn't interfere and see what they have to say. Maybe you could express the concerns of giving the job to an unemployed person by maybe suggesting an unemployed friend for the job?? Go with your heart. If you want the job talk to the full time employer. If yu are undecided maybe you could help a friend.

2006-10-29 19:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by 1_haute_momma 2 · 0 0

Your current employer has no right to control what you do on your owntome.

However, your employer has the right to terminate you anytime they want. If you knew that not taking on a "moonlighting" job was a condition of employment, then you'd be showing them that you can't be trusted.

My best advice. Look for another full time job where you won't need the extra job just for the income.

2006-10-29 19:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0 0

Why not talk to your full time employer about it? It sounds like he didn't say you couldn't take another job, but he just wanted to know about it. Gather all the details and show him that it will not interfere with your current position. If he refuses to cooperate, then you can decide what to do. But he may let you too.

2006-10-29 19:43:14 · answer #4 · answered by Hot Pants 5 · 0 0

take the other job, the employer was probably only talking about such jobs that will maybe get you hurt or job that is in the same field as your doing that trade secrits might be given out, second Job must be told that maybe sometimes you might be late, as employer of first job might be upset about, because you say you have to leave to go to second job, good luck with it all

2006-10-29 19:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by paul h 1 · 0 0

It is not unusual for a company to require an employee to disclose secondary employment. If you work for a financial institution, it is against the law for you to work for another one at he same time.

The company is protecting you and it.

2006-10-29 19:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by beachbum72 2 · 0 0

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