Since I wrote an article from the company’s perspective titled “Benefits of Allowing Side Jobs ~ Improved Hiring Power, Skill Enhancement, Turnover Prevention”, this article introduces thoughts about the disadvantages of side jobs from the employee’s perspective.

Prerequisites

The other day, I wrote an article titled “Benefits of Allowing Side Jobs ~ Improved Hiring Power, Skill Enhancement, Turnover Prevention”.

Since that article was written from the company’s perspective, this article introduces thoughts about the disadvantages of side jobs from the employee’s perspective. Also, since it’s written under the assumption that the company allows side jobs, I haven’t included the disadvantage of “it might be discovered by the company.”

About the Disadvantages of Side Jobs

Below is a list of articles and audio media describing the disadvantages of side jobs.

"Side Jobs" Can Be a Loss

• 「副業」をしたら損をした…？副業の「落とし穴」にハマる人が急増中（岩城 みずほ） | マネー現代 | 講談社（1/3）

Audio Media

• 「副業」という病 （2018/7/24放送） / Voicy（ボイシー）- 今日を彩るボイスメディア
• 続・「副業」という病 （2018/7/31放送） / Voicy（ボイシー）- 今日を彩るボイスメディア

In My Case, I Don't Do Side Jobs

If my private time decreases any further, I won’t have time to read, so I’m not actively considering side jobs.

If I were to do side jobs, I would only consider projects that meet the following criteria:

1. Result-based rather than time-based
2. Requests specifically for me by name

That’s all from the Gemba, where I believe it’s best to do side jobs only after thoroughly comparing the merits and demerits.