Source | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Debleena Majumdar
In a writing group I am part of, a recent debate was around whether authors with corporate jobs are comfortable sharing their writing credentials on LinkedIn and such professional forums. While some had no hesitation in doing so and mentioned that their teams encourage their literary pursuits, the others mentioned being subjected to snide comments about where they find the additional time and questions around what is their main focus.
Let’s talk about moonlighting.
This one’s personal. Growing up, I loved the different subjects we studied at school. Ok, almost all, except Biology. So, when it came to just choosing one subject for Higher Studies, I had a real challenge. I wanted to study Maths, History, Criminology and so much more. Then, when it came to work, I realized that it was again a unitary choice. Just one job. I still wanted to do it all. Write. Analyze. Research. Sing. Teach. And more.
After working for years, I realized two more things. That the concept of a full-time employee is not really that clear to me. Or to more people for that matter. After all, whose time are we talking about? If one person has more time in a day than is required for the job he/she is assigned to do and the outcomes needed for that, do they not own that time and can they not choose how to use it, not just for leisure but also for other work?
