Moonlighting: What is it?
Moonlighting is the practice of employees working another job or doing freelance work during their free time in addition to their normal full-time job.
Moonlighting is viewed differently in different cultures. Companies in India, for example, typically discourage this since it can result in a number of problems, including decreased productivity, conflicts of interest, and even violations of employment contracts. But in economies in the West, it is accepted. In actuality, during the past 20 years, the proportion of American workers who work several jobs has been rising.
With AI redesigning professions to allow experts to produce more value in less time, the gig economy is frequently heralded as the workplace of the future. However, dedication and loyalty-principles that moonlighting challenges-remain linked to meaningful employment. Because of this, moonlighting is a contentious issue even though it has financial advantages, particularly in the Indian IT industry.
Let’s get into more detail about the various forms of moonlighting in the following section.
