To start off, I work for a relatively small company and we had a staff wide meeting that brought up second jobs and the policy included. I'm pretty sure I am the reason as to why it was brought up, but I'm not letting it get to me. I do side work at least a couple of times a month but, I'm not signing up for a second job (no benefits, or regular hours) just basically get a call and if I have the time, I get paid to do some work. Most of it is in the evenings and weekends, outside of my “normal” work hours at my current company. Sometimes, the side work can bring in quite a substantial amount of money, especially if it's over a long weekend. I just don't understand why I have to ask for permission from my supervisor to do side work when it's not affecting anyone other than my time. If anyone from HR can provide insight, that would be greatly appreciated