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Wednesday, October 05, 2005
It wasn't really a meeting
Well it wasn’t much of a meeting. Basically, there were about a half dozen of us there and all we did was fill out paperwork. It was just your run of the mill type stuff. Consent forms for background checks, driving history, education background, etc. Actually the one thing that surprised me was a form to sign over all intellectual property to the company for the duration of employment plus 1 year.
Basically, it’s a contract that says if you invent/create anything, while working there, it’s the property of UPS. It was 3 pages of laywerese but from what I got the jest of it it’s just for things in relation to what the company does. So, if I create a better way to track packages or develop a system to organize shipping schedules then UPS owns it. But I think if I were to invent some new toy or write a book then I’m in the clear. But who really knows with all that jargon they use.
Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t have signed that without first getting some clarification on that from a lawyer. I do occasionally write software. I might to create something and start selling it because I know I could make lots of money. That IP consent form might give UPS the right to take control of that software. Oh well little late now I guess.
Anyhoo, it’s nice to see the ball finally starting to roll. I hope the process goes pretty fast. I’ll try to keep up and make posts about each step of the process. I know this kind of info could be handy for fellow UPSers out there.
on 10/05/2005 at 10:22 AM