Employer IP Policy
So I have been at my first post grad job for about 6 months and I find it somewhat satisfying and the pay is ok. It is in an industry I am passionate about and there is guaranteed advancement after certain time periods.
In this six months however, I have learned to automate and streamline the work I do. I have the experience and knowledge to build this automation into its own product which could be useful across the entire industry, as it would be a first of its kind.
The problem however, is the my current employment agreement has a very encompassing IP policy stating that anything (code, algorithms, literally anything) related to the business of the company is owned by the company, even if I build it on my own time, own machine, etc. Of course I signed this when I got hired because I had no idea I would come up with what I have.
Is there any way around this other than quitting, building it, and trying to then make it its own company? I would love to build it and then partner with my employer but this seems risky. Has anyone had experience with agreements like this?