And why is that unreasonable? If I did it on my own time and my own resources they should pay for it. Jobs aren't slave contracts where a company gets to own everything about me.
And if an employ doesn't do any work at work and just does this sort of thing: fire them, then hire them as a consultant. The business just lost most of the tax burden of supporting an employee, e.g. pay roll taxes, insurance, etc. And the employee just got even more intensives to work the way they were before.
I really don't get Americans. Capitalism is good everywhere, but not in the workplace where we need to treat everyone like the dirty peasant they are.
I agree with you, and I think the poster is being sarcastic, hence the reasonable charge aspect.
I think the real problem is if the company was sharing in the profits of the invention, and companies took care of workers as they did back in the day, this would not be nearly the point of contention it is.
My father's company pays you for getting a patent, then pays you a percentage for their profits related to that patent, I dont know how they do the math, and it is likely favorable, but the rub is that there is tangible benefits to you for inventing things, oh wow!
And if an employ doesn't do any work at work and just does this sort of thing: fire them, then hire them as a consultant. The business just lost most of the tax burden of supporting an employee, e.g. pay roll taxes, insurance, etc. And the employee just got even more intensives to work the way they were before.
I really don't get Americans. Capitalism is good everywhere, but not in the workplace where we need to treat everyone like the dirty peasant they are.