Comment by sovietmudkipz

Serious question: isn’t this illegal? Technically the $job was paying $Tommy for his expertise in networking. If $Tommy withheld that expertise and instead entered into a conspiracy with $friend to launder his expertise for more profit from the company, it seems like double dipping.

The only way (I think) $Tommy could have done it cleanly would be to quit and instead start the enterprise with $friend before approaching $job.