Hey guys.
Currently working at a Big 4 CF. Works been slow lately and I've found myself twiddling my thumbs much more than usual. I could raise my hand to assist with BS BD work, but I figured my spare time could be put to better use.
I've started assisting startups and entrepreneurs with some basic advisory work (financial DD, analysis, documentation prep etc). However, I've been using my work email for the majority of my correspondence with these entrepreneurs.
Does anyone think this is a bad idea? Should I just use my personal email address to talk to these guys?
Thanks
Use a personal address. Do not use your work address for anything except work. Two reasons: your employers can pull your records and use it against you in the event that your side project becomes a distraction.
The other is your email is technically correspondence on behalf of the firm that you work for. you are not acting as a representative for this firm in your side hustle capacity. I would all but guarantee you have something like this in your employer's handbook. Same reason people shouldn't use their government email for personal business.
surely you're joking about using work email for this.
Your company has access to anything that goes through your work domain. Don’t hand them a salvo in case your side hustle ever becomes a distraction or liability — could be an easy way to get fired, lose severance, etc. Plus using a Gmail instead has literally no trade-offs.
Might as well CC your boss on every email while you're at it.
Big 4 TAS here
Signing up for a gmail takes like 1 min dude...
Definitely not a good idea. And in the event that you eventually go elsewhere you will lose that email address and clients will not be able to contact you.
Also, I know in tech you usually have to sign forms saying that you are not working for a competitor/ have your own side business that will compete with the company. If you filled any form along those lines you are breaking your contract.
If that's what you're doing, there can be a lawsuit since you are using their name. Just my 2 cents.
Sigh. I keep trying to tell everyone that there are plenty of smart kids in Big4 consulting/M&A but some people insist on making that an uphill battle...
P.S. before any snowflakes get offended, I'm only (mostly) joking. For real tho OP - if you wouldn't start a joint account with a woman you don't expect to marry, don't start "side hustling" via company e-mail at a company you don't expect to be at in a few years. Leave that shit to the lifers A.K.A. partners
Are you stupid?
Typical big 4 lowiq pleb
or high IQ troll
Optio non non ut reprehenderit. Quo maxime et vero sint saepe voluptatem. Et id nesciunt aut in. Veniam magni dolores sunt illum dicta aut.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...