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gwillen on Nov 6, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Programmers' salaries at Google $250k (and up)

You are right on the money. Starting a startup while working for Google would be an absolute non-starter. Any code you write, they own (within certain restrictions that end up being so broad as not to matter.) And moonlighting in a business that competes with Google would be grounds for termination.

lawnchair_larry on Nov 6, 2011 [–]

Google does not own anything you do on your own time. It's unfortunate that so many engineers believe and propagate this myth.

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