After reading some of the excellent advice on here, I am going to register myself on Upwork. The intention is to use the skills I have learnt in my employment to further my own development and generate additional income.
I have a reservation however. Although I have a small online business which is generating around £2000 profit per month, I am still working for a local IT company which is my primary source of income. Listing myself on Upwork using my name and other info may cause me to lose my job, due to a conflict of interest.
One of the technicians in a different department was running an IT company from home and had some equipment delivered to work with his company name. The managers found out and he was sacked for breaking company policy, which reads something along the lines of ‘you cannot be a director of another company or hold employment with another company in the IT sector’.
At the moment, I can’t afford to lose this employment. Has anybody run into a similar issue before? I would prefer to operate on Upwork without releasing my real name or email for the time being, but I don’t think this is a possibility. Any advice would be much appreciated.
I have a reservation however. Although I have a small online business which is generating around £2000 profit per month, I am still working for a local IT company which is my primary source of income. Listing myself on Upwork using my name and other info may cause me to lose my job, due to a conflict of interest.
One of the technicians in a different department was running an IT company from home and had some equipment delivered to work with his company name. The managers found out and he was sacked for breaking company policy, which reads something along the lines of ‘you cannot be a director of another company or hold employment with another company in the IT sector’.
At the moment, I can’t afford to lose this employment. Has anybody run into a similar issue before? I would prefer to operate on Upwork without releasing my real name or email for the time being, but I don’t think this is a possibility. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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