Massachusetts
At my job I service telephone systems, voice mails etc..
While doing this I realized the need for or possibility of a product so I began writing software at home on my own time. My company liked what they saw and asked if they could try it. I said ok ...
After a while and as I updated the software from home. They said how much do you want for the product.
I told them and they asked if I intended on selling it to any one else I said not if you guys want to buy all the rights to it. They asked me how much and then said we will get back to you.
In about a month they asked if they could have a 90 day eval and I said ok..
30 days passed and my manager called me in to his office and said the owner wants to offer you $1000
for your software but he wants all the rights to it. I said no, that's not even what I asked for and that I have put a lot of my own time in to this. He added that the owner resents me in that I am an employee of the company and that
He doesn't think he should have to pay me at all, the software should be the companies.
I said no I did it on my time, you guys never paid me and that's not how it is. He said well $1000 is his offer
I said well the software is worth more then that and he doesn't have to buy it, I can sell it to someone else.
He added the owner says if I sell it to anyone but his company I will be fired on the spot...
He said they will say it is a conflict of interest since the software works with networks and a phone system
we sell they will say I am in conflict with their rules.
My question is do I have any rights here and what to do ?
The Software I wrote is at my web site below!!!
Software WebSite
My email is:
[email protected]
At my job I service telephone systems, voice mails etc..
While doing this I realized the need for or possibility of a product so I began writing software at home on my own time. My company liked what they saw and asked if they could try it. I said ok ...
After a while and as I updated the software from home. They said how much do you want for the product.
I told them and they asked if I intended on selling it to any one else I said not if you guys want to buy all the rights to it. They asked me how much and then said we will get back to you.
In about a month they asked if they could have a 90 day eval and I said ok..
30 days passed and my manager called me in to his office and said the owner wants to offer you $1000
for your software but he wants all the rights to it. I said no, that's not even what I asked for and that I have put a lot of my own time in to this. He added that the owner resents me in that I am an employee of the company and that
He doesn't think he should have to pay me at all, the software should be the companies.
I said no I did it on my time, you guys never paid me and that's not how it is. He said well $1000 is his offer
I said well the software is worth more then that and he doesn't have to buy it, I can sell it to someone else.
He added the owner says if I sell it to anyone but his company I will be fired on the spot...
He said they will say it is a conflict of interest since the software works with networks and a phone system
we sell they will say I am in conflict with their rules.
My question is do I have any rights here and what to do ?
The Software I wrote is at my web site below!!!
Software WebSite
My email is:
[email protected]