Indian IT company Tech Mahindra's CEO and MD CP Gurnani recently shared his thoughts on the controversial topic, of moonlighting in the IT industry. Contrary to competitors, Gurnani said Tech Mahindra is okay with employees having side gigs.
Why? Gurnani also explained why he thought so:
What is moonlighting? In the modern sense, moonlighting is holding a second job other than your primary job, while being a full time employee. The Indian IT industry has been abuzz with the term for the last few months now (you can read about the moonlighting discussion here).
There is a lot of chatter about people moonlighting in the tech industry. This is cheating - plain and simple.
— Rishad Premji (@RishadPremji) August 20, 2022
The other side: RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka shared a video with a pertinent question - When a person can be the CEO of a company, the director at another, why can't employees also enjoy the same benefits of using their skills to the fullest?
The other viewpoint on moonlighting….. can’t be ignored! pic.twitter.com/a1dkC2pBpq
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) November 2, 2022