[HeyLaughingBoy]

OK, I keep hearing variations of this argument and it's always speculation. Come up with some actual instances of this happening, please.

There seems to be a belief among a certain set of the HN population that assumes managers/HR are basically looking for indentured servants instead of employees and it irritates the hell out of me. I've brought up my side businesses/consulting to prospective employers and the only thing they care about is that there isn't a conflict of interest, e.g., overlapping industries.

I don't know anyone who has ever interviewed a technical employee that would consider someone who had written financially successful apps as a negative. We're far too worried about accidentally hiring someone who can't program their way out of a paper bag.