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by kasey_junk 2591 days ago
Look, if you really are extremely happy hang onto this job for dear life.

But if no one else will tell you, I will. This is a dead end job. It only takes a quick moment of someone noticing what you are up to (and frankly I'm shocked that your moonlighting isn't against your job agreement) for you to be out of work. Once that happens you are going to have to dance to tell a decent story of the value you added at this gig.

If this were me, I'd be _running_ for the exits.

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> someone noticing what you are up to

You mean the job he was employed for, that they decided to outsource some of but continued to keep him on to manage?

I don't see the problem. The "value he added" was experience in the field and management of relations between the different stakeholders.

I bet he'll have to do some work when those outsourced coders come up with something that doesn't fit the bill, that's for sure.

I think the GP means the moonlighting while his employer thinks he's doing work for them.
So it would all be fine if he just sat and stared at the wall I suppose.
From most employers' perspective, probably yes.