How To Combine Your Side Business With Your Job Without Getting Fired

How To Combine Your Side Business With Your Job Without Getting Fired

When you have a job that is demanding and an employer that hates divided attention, it will be very difficult to combine your side business with your job without getting fired.

By the virtue of the fact that it is still a side business, it will be very wrong to leave your job unless you are ready to expand. If you don’t want to leave on your own volition, why the hell would you allow yourself to be sacked?

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Well, the sack is what you will get if you don’t put your shit together. You see, many of your bosses will find it extremely difficult to have you working on another business while you are actively engaged by them. We are not talking about government agencies where nobody gives a damn. In the private sector, your employer cares about what you are doing and wouldn’t want you to jeopardize whatever he has going on.

When you want to combine your side business with your job without getting fired, you will have to ensure everybody is on board. Your employer has to see what you are doing as something that does not threaten the company. You cannot be working for a management company and start another management company without resigning first.

More so, the business you are starting must not eat into your efficiency and effectiveness in the discharge of your duties in your company.

Well, the relief is that indeed, you can combine your side business with your job without getting fired. That is absolutely true and possible. We are going to show you how you can navigate both successfully.

Tips On How To Combine Your Side Business With Your Job Without Getting Fired

1. Find out the company’s policy on it

When you were employed, you signed certain papers which are binding on you. You must understand what the company says about starting a new business. Some companies give zero tolerance to people starting a new business except is absolutely irrelevant to them in terms of your time and future competition.

What you should know is if your company allows it and what extent they do that. You may have to quit in order to pursue your dream if they have strong policies against that. It is your duty to understand what you are doing.

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When you know what the company policy is, you can know the level of involvement you will give to your business and how you can combine your side business with your job without getting fired.

2. You are bound by a certain contract. What does it say?

In places where things are done right, you sign contracts with your company which is binding on you. Any breach could lead to an unwanted but necessary lawsuit. It is your duty to understand what that contract says by studying it. Understand the whole thing line by line and then you will be able to run your side business without necessary breaching your contract.

Like I said earlier, there is nothing wrong with losing your job, but it has to be your decision and not enforced by lack of prudence. You don’t want your boss messing with your plan now, do you? Great.

I will advise that if you have an attorney, you should go through the business contract with them to understand the legal implications of what you are signing to avoid adding a lawsuit to the loss of your job. It could be messy.

3. Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and give to Christ what belongs to Christ

Place yourself in their shoes and you will understand what I’m about to say. If you are going to combine your side business with your job without getting fired, you will have to understand that you will have to give them their time and give your side business the time you can spare.

No sane company will allow you to use the time set out for them to handle your side business. You wouldn’t do that if you were the one. You don’t just get up and meet with clients or work on client reports or other projects of your side business during office hours. You will get it wrong.

4. Don’t copy the company you are working for

At least not while you still on their payroll.

This will get your ass sued. Trust me, they won’t take it easy on you. You will have to resign and go through the normal legal processes before you can start a business that looks like the business you are working for.

At this stage, you will be lucky to just get fired. They will come for every dime you own so you did be very careful. It is highly unethical to work on a startup that offers the same services and products that your company offers. There is a stigma that may come with it in the business community.

In the event that you want to get involved in another job, you may find it difficult to find another one because of your reputation.

5. Avoid using your company’s assets to grow your side business

We have already talked about using the time allocated to your job to run your side business and we said it is something you should avoid. In the same vein, I want you to know that using their assets to handle your business could also be frowned at.

Except on a special arrangement, you must at all cost avoid using their assets. They have the legal grounds to fire you and sue you if you are found out. So, a word is enough for the wise. 

6. Bring some of your superiors into your plan

You will have fewer troubles if you are superiors are aware that you want to start a side hustle. Let your employer know what you intend to and how you intend to do it and if there is anything he will add to your time and resources to help your ministry, he did be glad to help.

It is usually worse when you want to work in secret and you are found out along the way. The repercussions are usually very damning. The truth is that they will likely care less if it is not in direct competition with their businesses and they will be open to giving you certain concessions.

I will advise that when you want to combine your side business with your job without getting fired, you should talk to your bosses and hear their opinions.  

7. Please, do not steal your co-workers for your new business

If you watched Jennifer’s diary, you will understand that it is unfair to steal your co-workers even if you have to leave the company entirely. It is something that could get your fired and can bring a lawsuit to your firm. Remember the contracts you and your employees signed.

Finally,

It is a good thing to start a business while working but you should know how to combine your side business with your job without getting fired. The above tips will guide you. be sure that we don’t want you to go to jail

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