Employee says ChatGPT carries out 80% of his work duties, which allowed him to take on a 2nd job

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[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Right. If he is working for a second employer, then he is not doing what he is being paid to do by the first employer. This is not the same as taking on a second job after hours.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

then he is not doing what he is being paid to do by the first employer.

How can you say that? If he performs his job and he's available for his employer, then what is your issue? You are just claiming that he isn't doing his job, but obviously he is, which is why he can take on a second job.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

You may be thinking of contract work, though contract work could have regular working hours associated with it, too. When an official employee is hired to work at a set schedule, they are expected to work for that employer and only that employer while on the clock. If you are getting paid by two employers during the same hours while on the clock, that is known as double-dipping. It is a crime in the U.S. It is theft.

I think you are trying to rationalize this as being "productive". It is not a matter of being productive. He is being paid for time with the expectation of production. If he is a contractor getting paid to produce x-number of widgets, then when he meets his quota, he has satisfied his contract. If he is getting paid for 8 hours a day and he is working someone else during those hours, he is not meeting his requirements, no matter how many widgets he produces.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I disagree. You simply have a narrowminded perspective on what type of work people do.

Some people are paid to filter through files, comments, or whatever, and when you're done, you are waiting for the next files, comments, etc to get to you. And if you're effective you have a lot of downtime, where you could be working another job.

Some people are monitoring network and if the network is running without issue, you have time to work another job. Some people have to answer emails, and when emails are done, you have time to work another job. Etc.

Jobs can vary a lot and especially IT jobs can often be with a set of responsibilities that you can complete within a certain timeframe. I am not paid to work for 8 hours a day but rather to live up to the responsibilities of the contract that I signed.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This is like saying that if I buy a car, then the seller can continue to use it when I am not while keeping your money. Again, if your contract says that you must deliver said service or product with no mention of hours, then all is good and everyone is happy. If your job description says anything about normal hours, then you work for only that employer while on the clock. If your employer says it is ok to do another job (or hobby or any other activity) during your downtime, then it's all good.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What you're describing is slavery

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No. If an employee is does not want to give his time to an employer in exchange for money, then he can quit.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The same is true for slavery in the bible