[Gustomaximus]

> Generally speaking, do companies look down on candidates who take on side work in addition to their FT job?

I generally would avoid. I've seen people who don't like after hours work attachments and feel someone with a side gig will be distracted and is just there til things get better at their other opportunities. I used to think this way when first exposed to employees working on personal side businesses. I soon realised these tend to be hard working who often bring energy and initiative to their work than standard. Id now I'd almost see this as a plus but would guess I'm in the minority. Also if I know an prospective employee was doing this I would want to discuss and make it clear the FT job is the priority for SHTF days/weeks/months plus there should never be the slightest inkling of working with anything competitive.

If you are going to talk about it I'd point out additional skills and variety it brings. How it keeps your skills up to date in areas beyond your FT job and how sometimes you can bring this knowledge back to the business. I'd also point out the FT job comes first as this is just a bit of fun as you're doing it out of interest for technology vs needing the money.