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Side Hustle School

#2373 - Q&A: “Should I feel bad about side hustling at work?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

This caller is running her side hustle on company time. How do we feel about that?

Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to a brand new month.

0:12.3

Excited to welcome you back to Sideosal School.

0:14.7

First of July, episode 2373.

0:18.6

Today we're going to talk about a situation many of our listeners might find familiar.

0:22.6

I really enjoyed working on this episode.

0:24.5

The situation is trying to squeeze a passion project into those precious hours outside

0:29.5

the 9-5.

0:31.3

And of course, you might work different hours, but the situation is sometimes you end up

0:34.8

doing some of the sideosal tasks during the 9-5 or whatever your work hours might be.

0:40.7

That is the situation that our listener Natalie is in.

0:43.2

It kind of reveals an internal struggle that a lot of sideosalers grapple with, especially

0:47.6

as they're getting started, but then also as your sideosal starts to take off.

0:51.3

Like sometimes your sideosal is taking off at the same time the interest in your day

0:54.8

job is diverging, declining.

0:57.8

So let's dive into her question, unpack this tricky issue at least attempt to answer

1:02.3

the question, should I feel bad about side hustling at work?

1:05.7

How do we feel about it?

1:06.7

Do we feel bad?

1:07.7

Do we feel good?

1:08.7

Do we feel somewhere in between?

1:09.7

Natalie's question in my answer coming up in just 30 seconds.

1:13.8

Hi, it's Bluey Robinson here.

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