If you don’t want to work under the constraints of an employer then do your own thing. You asked about employers owning IP, I have an answer according to my understanding and experience. You stated you wanted to grind leetcode to get a high-paying FAANG job to fund your own projects, I offered my opinion that employers would perhaps see your motivations as red flags.
If you want to blame me for the law, the usual practices around employers and IP, or why companies hire or pass on people, and reduce the discussion to loaded terms like “boot licking,” fine. You won’t offend me. I don’t care what you do or why.
Your question demonstrates inexperience and unfamiliarity with the law and employment practices and IP ownership in the US. If you have real concerns about ownership of valuable IP you should do the professional thing and consult an attorney rather than soliciting opinions on HN, then berating people who try to answer.
If you want to blame me for the law, the usual practices around employers and IP, or why companies hire or pass on people, and reduce the discussion to loaded terms like “boot licking,” fine. You won’t offend me. I don’t care what you do or why.
Your question demonstrates inexperience and unfamiliarity with the law and employment practices and IP ownership in the US. If you have real concerns about ownership of valuable IP you should do the professional thing and consult an attorney rather than soliciting opinions on HN, then berating people who try to answer.