Comment on In a leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke put limits on employees having side hustles, saying Shopify requires 'unshared attention'

obelix@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I disagree. A second job is a “second job”.

  A side hustle is something you own.

  I make apps on the side. I have no boss, nobody to report to. Some of them, I’ve made some extra loot.

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  • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can you make me an app? I have a killer idea. Its uber-eats, but the driver has to come inside and eat dinner with you when you’re lonely.

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Being an instacart shopper is a “side hustle.” You don’t own that. You’re a contractor giving up labor rights to make very little extra money.

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    • SCB@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A second job is something you must attend. A “side hustle” can be picked up and put down as needed/convenient.

      That’s the actual difference.

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    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nah that’s a side job.

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  • flumph@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    While that definition sounds ideal, I think most people with side hustles are still working for someone, just with flexible hours. DoorDash, Uber, transcription, etc.

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