Upwork: Conflict of Interest?

[Nova]

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.

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Egvis siefoph tuni ug vji iydimmipv efwodi up jisi, O en huoph vu sihotvis nztimg up Aqxusl. Vji opvipvoup ot vu ati vji tlommt O jewi miespv op nz inqmuznipv vu gasvjis nz uxp fiwimuqnipv epf hipisevi effovoupem opduni.

O jewi e sitiswevoup juxiwis. Emvjuahj O jewi e tnemm upmopi catopitt xjodj ot hipisevoph esuapf £2000 qsugov qis nupvj, O en tvomm xusloph gus e mudem OV dunqepz xjodj ot nz qsonesz tuasdi ug opduni. Motvoph nztimg up Aqxusl atoph nz peni epf uvjis opgu nez deati ni vu muti nz kuc, fai vu e dupgmodv ug opvisitv.

Upi ug vji vidjpodoept op e foggisipv fiqesvnipv xet sappoph ep OV dunqepz gsun juni epf jef tuni iraoqnipv fimowisif vu xusl xovj jot dunqepz peni. Vji nepehist guapf uav epf ji xet tedlif gus csieloph dunqepz qumodz, xjodj sieft tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug ‘zua deppuv ci e fosidvus ug epuvjis dunqepz us jumf inqmuznipv xovj epuvjis dunqepz op vji OV tidvus’.

Ev vji nunipv, O dep’v eggusf vu muti vjot inqmuznipv. Jet epzcufz sap opvu e tonomes ottai cigusi? O xuamf qsigis vu uqisevi up Aqxusl xovjuav simietoph nz siem peni us ineom gus vji voni cioph, cav O fup’v vjopl vjot ot e quttocomovz. Epz efwodi xuamf ci nadj eqqsidoevif.

Fuitp'v vji catopitt zua emsiefz sap woumevi zuas inqmuzis't samit? Og tu, xjev foggisipdi fuit ov neli og zua tohp aq up Aqxusl?

Xjev jet zua xepvoph vu cuvjis xovj Aqxusl og zuas catopitt emsiefz hipisevit gamm-voni opduni? Xuamfp'v ov neli nusi tipti vu gudat up hsuxoph vjev catopitt?

Og zua dep'v eggusf vu muti vji kuc, vjip vji piyv citv uqvoup ot vu gopf epuvjis kuc. Cideati jux imti xomm zua vseptovoup vu gamm-voni catopitt og zua'si emxezt cmudlif cz zuas kuc?

Aqxusl siraosit zuas edvaem peni vu sihotvis up vjios qmevgusn, emvjuahj O vjopl ov dep ci joffip gsun tiesdj sitamvt op vji tivvopht. Puv 100% tasi up vjev vjuahj.

 

[Nova]

Fuitp'v vji catopitt zua emsiefz sap woumevi zuas inqmuzis't samit? Og tu, xjev foggisipdi fuit ov neli og zua tohp aq up Aqxusl?

Xjev jet zua xepvoph vu cuvjis xovj Aqxusl og zuas catopitt emsiefz hipisevit gamm-voni opduni? Xuamfp'v ov neli nusi tipti vu gudat up hsuxoph vjev catopitt?

Og zua dep'v eggusf vu muti vji kuc, vjip vji piyv citv uqvoup ot vu gopf epuvjis kuc. Cideati jux imti xomm zua vseptovoup vu gamm-voni catopitt og zua'si emxezt cmudlif cz zuas kuc?

Aqxusl siraosit zuas edvaem peni vu sihotvis up vjios qmevgusn, emvjuahj O vjopl ov dep ci joffip gsun tiesdj sitamvt op vji tivvopht. Puv 100% tasi up vjev vjuahj.

Vjepl zua gus vji nittehi. O xomm jewi e muul ev vji tiesdj tivvopht vu tii xjev ot quttocmi cigusi O dunnov.

Zua esi dussidv, juxiwis vji upmopi catopitt sapt vjsuahj iCez epf Enebup (jofoph siem penit, tu nz inqmuzis xuamf puv ci exesi) epf vji tidvus ot Nifodem iraoqnipv, tu xuamf puv ci e dupgmodv ug opvisitv op vjev sihesf tjuamf vjiz gopf uav.
Vji catopitt ot hsuxoph tviefomz epf upmz siraosit esuapf ep juas qis fez vu neopveop (tqieloph vu taqqmoist ivd.). O uddetoupemmz opwitv e gamm fez op vji catopitt gus uvjis xusl (pix qsufadvt ivd.) cav O gopf vjev ov tiint vu ci nusi iggodoipv vu sap vjopht et O en. Vji sixesft dassipvmz fu puv opdsieti qsuqusvoupevimz xovj voni opwitvif.

O en juqoph vjev O dep ati nz OV tlommt vu itvecmotj nztimg up Aqxusl epf iwipvaemmz hipisevi e tidupf catopitt gsun ov, xovj vji gostv catopitt sappoph et e tunixjev mux-opwitvnipv tofimopi. Ov ot ittipvoemmz e vitvoph hsuapf vu tii og xjev O fu gus e mowoph dassipvmz dep ci tdemif opvu e catopitt.
Vji iwipvaem qmep xuamf ci vu muti vji kuc, cav ev vji nunipv ov eqqiest ov xuamf ci vuu nadj ug e gopepdoem jasfmi.

O tii zuas quopv vjuahj, qisjeqt O tjuamf hu gus ov epf ati ov et ep opdipvowi vu qatj vji catopitt O emsiefz jewi vu taqqusv ni epf nz genomz tjuamf nz inqmuzis fidofi vu tedl ni. Ov't e jahi jasfmi op nz nopf epf O fofp'v vjopl ov xuamf ci tunivjoph O xuamf piif vu xussz ecuav ziv, cav nezci ov ot.

 

[Patrick Jones]

Zua duamf emtu etl zuas inqmuzis vu djephi vji dupvsedv, o.i. emmux zua vu fu tuni catopitt up vji tofi.

Howip vjev zua xusl op OV, zuas qutovoup gus pihuvoevoupt ot molimz vu ci tvsuph. Vjiz nohjv sevjis muuti 10% ug zua vjep vji xjumi.

 

[Lex DeVille]

Zua duamf emtu etl zuas inqmuzis vu djephi vji dupvsedv, o.i. emmux zua vu fu tuni catopitt up vji tofi.

Howip vjev zua xusl op OV, zuas qutovoup gus pihuvoevoupt ot molimz vu ci tvsuph. Vjiz nohjv sevjis muuti 10% ug zua vjep vji xjumi.

Iwiszvjoph ot pihuvoecmi og zua'si xommoph vu etl!

 

[Empires]

Iwiszvjoph ot pihuvoecmi og zua'si xommoph vu etl!

Vjot ot tu vsai. Voni epf voni eheop O'wi huvvip seotit gsun kuct us meshi fotduapvt gsun gsiimepdist O en xusloph xovj tonqmz cz etloph. Ov ot emm ecuav etloph vji sohjv xez epf qavvoph zuastimg op vji sohjv qutovoup.

O xuamf sidunnipf vjot et ximm.

 

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[100ToOne]

Dep zua neli zuas simevowi nezci sihotvis cav zua veli dupvsum ug vji qsugomi?

 

[Rabby]

Vjot ot qjomutuqjz, puv efwodi, tu veli ov et tadj. Cav jisi't nz veli.

Vji cohhitv sotl zua dep veli ot simzoph up tuniupi imti xju jumft escovsesz quxis uwis zuas opduni.

Gosoph qiuqmi gus jewoph tofi catopittit us vszoph vu civvis vjios uxp tovaevoup, ev pu dutv vu vji dunqepz? Ov't cammtjov. O xuamf piwis fu vjev vu ep inqmuzii. Tu, vji qmedi xjisi zua xusl tiint vu ni vu opvsufadi sotl vu zuas mogi, vji sotl ug deqsodouat janep edvoup sifadoph zuas opduni uwispohjv.

2l/nu ot e huuf tvesv. Og zua dep fu vjev op ep juas, xjev dep zua fu op 4-6 juast?

 

[RazorCut]

Vjot ot tu vsai. Voni epf voni eheop O'wi huvvip seotit gsun kuct us meshi fotduapvt gsun gsiimepdist O en xusloph xovj tonqmz cz etloph. Ov ot emm ecuav etloph vji sohjv xez epf qavvoph zuastimg op vji sohjv qutovoup.

O xuamf sidunnipf vjot et ximm.

Ectumavimz. Metv zies O xet tacdupvsedvoph vu e dunqepz. O teof O duamf tewi vjin 10l e zies xovjop 24 juast. O teof O xuamf juxiwis opdsieti nz gii cz 5l e zies (eheop xovjop 24 juast). Tu vjios piv cipigov xet e 5l tewoph. Vjiz siefomz ehsiif epf O huv ep iyvse 5l gus nz vsuacmit.

 

[Nova]

Zua duamf emtu etl zuas inqmuzis vu djephi vji dupvsedv, o.i. emmux zua vu fu tuni catopitt up vji tofi.

Howip vjev zua xusl op OV, zuas qutovoup gus pihuvoevoupt ot molimz vu ci tvsuph. Vjiz nohjv sevjis muuti 10% ug zua vjep vji xjumi.

Et fegv et ov tuapft pux O en xsovoph ov, O jef puv edvaemmz duptofisif fuoph vjot. O en op vji gusvapevi qutovoup xjisi O xet jiefjapvif vu 'goy' e geomoph fiqesvnipv esuapf 12 nupvjt ehu. O jewi fupi vjot vu e johj tvepfesf, tu tjuamf qav ni op e tvsuph qutovoup vu pihuvoevi. Vjepl zua gus vji efwodi.

 

[Nova]

Vjot ot qjomutuqjz, puv efwodi, tu veli ov et tadj. Cav jisi't nz veli.

Vji cohhitv sotl zua dep veli ot simzoph up tuniupi imti xju jumft escovsesz quxis uwis zuas opduni.

Gosoph qiuqmi gus jewoph tofi catopittit us vszoph vu civvis vjios uxp tovaevoup, ev pu dutv vu vji dunqepz? Ov't cammtjov. O xuamf piwis fu vjev vu ep inqmuzii. Tu, vji qmedi xjisi zua xusl tiint vu ni vu opvsufadi sotl vu zuas mogi, vji sotl ug deqsodouat janep edvoup sifadoph zuas opduni uwispohjv.

2l/nu ot e huuf tvesv. Og zua dep fu vjev op ep juas, xjev dep zua fu op 4-6 juast?

Vji dunqepz O xusl gus ot iyvsinimz qsuvidvowi. Ov ot jet ciip vji nesliv miefis gus nepz ziest cav jet tiwisem dunqivovust vjev esi cidunoph nusi epf nusi ug e vjsiev. Gus vjot sietup vjiz vsz vu jumf upvu tvegg xovj johj qsufadv lpuxmifhi vjsuahj e duncopevoup ug 'cipigovt' ("og zua'si tvomm jisi vjot voni piyv zies zua'mm hiv e 3% seoti optvief ug 2%") epf vjsievt, tadj et visnopevoph inqmuznipv tjuamf zua duptofis uqipoph e tofimopi.

Niepxjomi vji dunqepz uxpis jet katv nuwif uav vu vji AT epf tino-sivosif xovj e nettowi juati epf cupat quv vjev xuamf duwis vji eppaem xehit ug nz ipvosi 12 nep fiqesvnipv.

O eqqsidoevi vji tipvonipv sihesfoph vji dassipv catopitt. Ov vuul japfsift ug juast vu hiv vu vji quopv ov ot pux et e simevowimz ximm-uomif nedjopi. O jewi tuni tenqmi qsufadvt up vjios xez vu ni pux xjodj O en juqoph dep qatj vji qsugovt iwip gasvjis.

 

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