[andrewallbright]

I was thinking about getting a part time job at a coffee bar for the weekends (mostly for fun). I'm a little glad I didn't pursue this because I'd hate to lose my primary job as an engineer just because I wanted to sling some espresso again. I doubt that would happen because...

It's a much different scenario than what is usually talked about with these stories (2x full time vs full time + part time). Still, I wonder if there is (or soon will be) someone who has a part time job and will get fired for it?

Again, I doubt it because I don't think people looking into the scenario would think that's the right outcome. But you never really know I suppose!

[s1artibartfast]

If that's something that you actually want don't let this stop you. Just tell your boss what's up. Not because you don't have the right to work on the weekends, because it could be incorrectly flagged as a conflict of duties and you want to get ahead of it. If they see you're on two payrolls, they might jump to the conclusion that it will interfere with your primary job