[lutze]

"First, telling someone what they should and shouldn’t do in their free time is a tremendous insult to them and their personal judgment. It’s also incredibly short-sighted."

Read that. Twice. Now, add these words of pearly wisdom to the end: "It's also none of your fucking business."

It's their time, not yours. If your employees aren't giving you 100% at work, you've every right to complain. But it's absolutely none of your business what they do outside of work.

[miker64]

this. one million times. What I do off the clock is of no import to my employer unless it is materially impacting my work on the clock.

If you can't trust your employees then you need to review your hiring practices, and your leadership ability. That's your failure, not theirs. Own it, and deal with it.

[grenobli]

That's not what I've meant - I don't allow working after hours in my companies. But I prefer a team, which at work focus just on my project. Side projects interfere with each other and that can be deadly to productivity at work. I wouldn't ever try to tell anybody what to do with their free time, relax man :)

[lutze]

Given the context of the blog (free time), it's only natural to assume you were talking about that too, since you don't explicitly state otherwise.

I'm perfectly relaxed by the way. I swore for emphasis, not out of emotional engagement.

[jevanish]

I think everyone is assuming that the side projects are for after-hours. I think we can all agree that you should focus on your job at work.

[michaelochurch]

Read that. Twice. Now, add these words of pearly wisdom to the end: "It's also none of your fucking business."

You, sir, have been awarded with an Honorary Indignation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtCiP8B2xpc#t=7s