Pune (Voice News Service): Contrary to common belief, many IT companies are willing to allow “ethical moonlighting”. This is a big change from a time when companies were seen firing moonlighters. The relationships between remote employees and their companies were a bit strained. There was a cloud of suspicion about whether moonlighting of any type could be termed “ethical”. This brings up the basic question, “What is ethical moonlighting and what is not?”. Rezoomex is organizing a debate at the JW Marriott on May 26 to allow companies and employees to voice their opinions.
In a recent survey, Rezoomex contacted 60 CXOs in the IT industry and asked in a formal survey whether they would condone or encourage certain activities undertaken by their employees outside the company. The outcome was surprising. 71% of the respondents encouraged and 22% condoned employees making an extra buck from creative pursuits like music, photography, or dance. 60% of the respondents encouraged and 15% condoned earning from career-building activities such as conducting training or speaking at a conference. The most surprising result was that 40% of the respondents encouraged employees to build startups. This can be attributed to the fact that many of the respondents were startups at some point in time.
Further to the survey, Rezoomex informally checked with a few industry leaders, who confirmed that most major players would “allow certain types of moonlighting if it is done with the prior approval of the company”.
- The survey report is available for download at https://rezoomex.com/surveyreport
