If they were the boss, most people wouldn't mind an employee's side hustle
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 12 to 18, 2026. 40.5% of Americans would look favorably on an employee's side job if they were the boss, and 49.0% wouldn't care either way. Only 10.6% would be against it.
Very favorable views account for 21.4% and slightly favorable views for 19.1%. Respondents imagined supervising employees; the question does not describe actual workplace policies.
Topline scale
If they were the boss, most people wouldn't mind an employee's side hustle.
If you were supervising employees, how favorable would you be toward your subordinates holding another job (e.g., a side hustle, gig work, or personal business)?
n = 1,000 · Aug 12–18, 2026 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Aug 12–18, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | AOM Survey #2026-152 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026
If you were supervising employees, how favorable would you be toward your subordinates holding another job (e.g., a side hustle, gig work, or personal business)?
Cite this question
AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.