Side Hustle: Should You Let Your Self-Storage Employees Work Side Jobs for Tenants?

It isn’t uncommon for people to work a side hustle for extra income, especially in today’s economy. For the motivated, the options are endless. Just think about a self-storage manager … Here’s a person who can make dozens of contacts each week just interacting with customers, many of whom could use help loading or unloading a truck, organizing their storage unit, packing or unpacking boxes, and million other moving-related tasks. An enterprising employee could certainly boost their income by taking side jobs when off the clock. But should the owner have concerns about liability? Are there other conflicts of interest? This is the topic of a recent thread on Self-Storage Talk, the industry’s largest online community. Jump on in to see what others say and add your thoughts to the conversation.