IBM MD warns staff against moonlighting in email, says 'it can create confusion'

IBM India MD Sandip Patel in an internal email to the staff discouraged moonlighting and said it "could create a lot of confusion if not explained at a granular level". He added, "If you advance a personal interest, whether directly or indirectly, at the expense of IBM's interests, it's treated as a...conflict of interest and a violation of trust."