Timeline for I automated my job and the company doesn't know, what do I do now?
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| Nov 15, 2016 at 19:56 | comment | added | paparazzo | @CarlWitthoft But they did not file a patent to make Thingamabobs. | |
| Nov 15, 2016 at 19:28 | comment | added | GuitarPicker | It sounds to me like a large portion of the OP's efforts were on the clock, though: "...using the time I saved from not having to do my job..." | |
| Nov 15, 2016 at 19:18 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @Paparazzi That's not what I said. Suppose the company makes only Widgets, but as a result of this fellow's off-the-clock-efforts, they file a patent to make Thingamabobs as well, even though there's no connection between the two products. | |
| Nov 15, 2016 at 15:00 | comment | added | cdkMoose | I can't think of any scenario where work you did tied specifically to your job and performed on company time would not be the property of the employer. | |
| Nov 15, 2016 at 14:56 | comment | added | paparazzo | Before? If it applies to his job then it is in scope even if the company was not aware it could be automated. | |
| Nov 15, 2016 at 14:44 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @Paparazzi That particular effort might be -- just because they patented it and used it to streamline some internal procedure doesn't mean it was in the company's scope before it was revealed to them. Like I said, he needs a local IP lawyer. | |
| Nov 15, 2016 at 14:25 | comment | added | paparazzo | But the software is clearly is in the scope of the company's interests. | |
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| Nov 15, 2016 at 12:38 | history | answered | Carl Witthoft | CC BY-SA 3.0 |