There's a difference between work fun and side project fun
The way I see it: work stuff can be "fun" during the 9-5 and it will actually be kind of enjoyable. I don't think that that's bad for the employer or the employee, sort of like a mutually beneficial relationship
For side projects, they can't just be plain fun but have to be interesting also. A project has to push the envelope in some way. And that's a way higher bar that imo shouldn't be conflated with work
The way I see it: work stuff can be "fun" during the 9-5 and it will actually be kind of enjoyable. I don't think that that's bad for the employer or the employee, sort of like a mutually beneficial relationship
For side projects, they can't just be plain fun but have to be interesting also. A project has to push the envelope in some way. And that's a way higher bar that imo shouldn't be conflated with work