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[–] pushthis 2 points -2 points (+0|-2) ago 

use encrypted drive at work. dont talk about what you are doing. this is theright answer

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[–] LordHuggington 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I'm going to avoid answering the question and instead recommend finding something to do to contribute instead of doing personal work on the company's time. If you don't have anything to work on, find some. In tech, there's always something to work on. If you've gone to literally every manager and HR person in your building and exhausted the options, fine, but I doubt that to be the case. This way you learn something, it reflects positively on you, and you're not crossing into any ethical gray area.

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[–] bongler8 [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

my cousin was telling me about the show (he does web design). he said it's really good, i should check it out.

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[–] OpenSource 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

If you want to make your own projects, don't do it at work.

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[–] GumbyTM 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Build the app. If it's worth "stealing" they'll probably off you a job.

If they steal it and don't offer you a job you know you have the skills but don't want to be there anyway.

And if now one cares, keep working as an intern until you figure out what they really want.

This is a normal career path in this industry.

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[–] bongler8 [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Cool I never knew you could get a waiver. Thanks this was a good answer.

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[–] MagicalCentaurBeans 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Doing it on company time is pretty much the key factor here. I honestly wouldn't, and if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't tell anyone/network the machine.

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[–] rwbj 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It's going to be stated in the contract. In the US the developer of code has an inherent copyright on that code. So companies will 'always' require you to waive this right. Some tend to get over zealous though and do things like claim ownership of all code you write while an employee for them. You could write some code while on a month long vacation in the Bahamas, and they could still claim ownership of it. Check with your company. If you think the software stands a very good chance of being able to be commercialized then check with a lawyer instead.

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