# If they were the boss, most people wouldn't mind an employee's side hustle

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/money/if-they-were-the-boss-most-people-wouldnt-mind-an-employees-side-hustle/

> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

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

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)?

If they were the boss, most people wouldn't mind an employee's side hustle.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neutral: 49.0%
- Very favorable: 21.4%
- Slightly favorable: 19.1%
- Slightly unfavorable: 8.2%
- Very unfavorable: 2.4%

## 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: 2026-08-12 → 2026-08-18
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-16)

## Citation

AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-16)