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I work part-time in a field job for a large company. On my own time and my own laptop, I built a software tool that digitizes a paperwork process we do at work, and I incorporated a company for it. I showed it to my employer. They really liked it and wanted to run a pilot, but it failed their vendor security assessment. They told me to fix the issues and come back. When I asked for details, they sent a spreadsheet of what needs fixing. The same email also said they've started building an app "using your idea" on their own software so it'll pass security, and they want me to help them build it. I also just found out I never signed an employment contract. The only thing covering IP is the company's code of conduct, which says any ideas and inventions developed "during the employment relationship" belong to the company. I don't know if a code of conduct I clicked through holds up the way a signed contract would. Other complications: There was no NDA or pilot agreement before I showed it to them. I've contacted a lawyer and I'm waiting to hear back. I haven't agreed to help them yet. For anyone who's been through something like this: Did you help your employer build their version? Did you get paid or a contract out of it, or regret it? Did you keep going and sell your product to other companies in the industry? If your only IP terms were in a code of conduct, not a signed contract, did your employer actually try to enforce them?   submitted by   /u/ForceInevitable6263 [link]   [comments]

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  • 发布时间：2026/10/14 10:47:03