It seems like everyone has some form of side hustle these days. Some of them are more "work appropriate" than others.
Back in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began, millions lost their jobs. Many of them turned to OnlyFans. Between March and April alone, OnlyFans saw a 75% increase in sign ups for creator accounts.
Unemployment in the U.S. has lowered from 6.9% in October of 2020 to 4.6% in October of 2021. Globally, OnlyFans has over one million creators.
There's bound to be some overlap between people creating NSFW content and getting a new day job in the last year.
So we wanted to know what happens when managers find their employees are still working on their side hustles.
Redditor Numerous_Method_1628 asked:
"Managers of Reddit, what would you do if you found out your employee has an OnlyFans?"
Here's some surprising answers.
Pretend it never happened.
"Act like I don't know."
- 8088135
"Yup Never mention it."
- SinTron99
"Then check it out."
- Vcardenas3
"Then sub top tier."
- jjsyk23
"This. So long as it isn't happening while you're supposed to be working, I know nothing."
"People who report to me don't get to have less than total focus on their work at all times, but I don't need to tell them that. 'If you fuck up, people will die' is its own motivator."
- Otherwise_Window
Just forget it.
"Forget this information ASAP."
- tardish3r3
"Until it’s time for AFAP."
- crumbshotfetishist
If it doesn't effect work, who cares?
"As long as it doesn't have a negative effect their work, why should I care?"
- DnDimwit
"This is the correct answer."
- e___money
"Be my boss 🤩"
- AphroditeEros69
If it's outside of work, it none of their business.
"I would immediately forget and pretend I was blissfully ignorant."
"Very similar to what I did when one of my employees accidentally texted me instead of her weed dealer."
"What people do outside of the office is none of my business."
- glowgirl1111
"Oh man to be a fly on your employee's wall just to see the reaction when she realized she texted her boss to buy weed."
- Outnabout3535325
A raise!
"Maybe give them a raise since obviously they’re not getting paid enough."
- colorabro
"Or they are just not working that many hours."
- Savitribaii
"And they obviously have the drive and time to earn more if compensated properly."
- Shinobi120
Small business worries.
"I’d be p*ssed. I’m self employed, my only employee is myself, and my wife helps me with my books."
:If she’s making an OF that I don’t know about, we’re gonna have a serious talk."
"I could help!"
- Conchobar8
"An OF of you no less..."
- Otherwise_Window
"If she’s running an OF of me, then I’m using the funds to buy the damn dragons for my Warhammer army!"
- Conchobar8
Depends how it came to their attention.
"Depends how it came to my attention."
- "I found it by scrolling thru OFs myself and randomly stumbled upon it. In this scenario I keep my mouth shut, don’t look and keep scrolling."
- "Someone at work tells me about it. I take into consideration that the person telling me only wants to gossip and stir sh*t up and tell them to gtfo of my office and mind their own business. Then I too mind my own business and do nothing."
This isn't a hypothetical for this manager.
"I have employees who do, they do great work here, and keep that totally separate from the office. I am 100% cool with that, people are entitled to their side hustle, and these ladies are really hard workers here, and apparently on OF. They are so quiet about it, I don't think anyone outside of management even knows."
- NoMonkeyPooForU
"How do management know?"
- Ok-Preference-
"We are a legal office, our jurisdiction's ethical rules require disclosure of outside employment for conflict analysis and disclosure. It's basically so we don't inadvertently we don't represent a party that might have a direct conflict with a person or organization that has an affiliation with one of our employees. It's much more complicated and nuanced than that, but that's the general idea."
- NoMonkeyPooForU
This might be a more realistic answer.
"Check it out, masturbate to it, then come up with a strategy for going into work the next day and not being too obvious I squeezed it to the employee."
- AreWeCowabunga
"I’m not a manager but this to me so far seems like the most honest answer."
- tykogars
"Word. All these saints in this thread really telling me they wouldn't take a peek? I call bs."
- SirSw0le
Regardless of if you watched or not, it's probably best not to say anything.
We don't need anyone needing to call HR.
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