Video: "Because Sunlight Is Dimming..." Comedian Has A Viral Take On Moonlighting
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Debate over moonlighting has been raging ever since Wipro fired 300 employees for working for other IT firms simultaneously
Listing the “side hustles” of politicians, cricketers and others, comedian Saikiran Rayaprolu has put out a video in defence of IT employees “moonlighting”, and it's gone viral on social media platforms, particularly on professional network LinkedIn.
“Many companies are coming [down] heavily against moonlighting,” he says, “Why? We are a nation of moonlighters. Our politicians have business; out cricketers have government jobs; our doctors and teachers have clinics and tuitions.”
He says IT companies don't have a problem with employees trading in mutual funds or betting on cricket. But when they start using their “actual skills” for extra income, “all hell breaks loose”, he argues.
Debate over moonlighting has been raging ever since Wipro fired 300 employees for working for other IT firms simultaneously. “Cheating, plain and simple,” is what Wipro boss Rishad Premji calls it, making a concession for “playing in a band” or hobbies. Other companies have largely agreed with him.
