diff --git a/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst b/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst
index 314fbf229..571bcec7c 100644
--- a/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst
+++ b/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst
@@ -520,10 +520,12 @@ will appear that simply says :code:`Work`. Click this to start working.
 Working at :code:`Joe's Guns` earns $110 per second and also grants some experience
 for every stat except hacking.
 
-Working for a company is completely passive. However, you will not be able to do anything
-else in the game while you work. You can cancel working at any time. You'll notice that
-cancelling your work early causes you to lose out on some reputation gains, but
-you shouldn't worry about this. Company reputation isn't important right now.
+Working for a company is completely passive. You can choose to focus on your work, do
+something else simultaneously, or switch between those two. While you focus on work,
+you will not be able to do anything else in the game. If you do something else meanwhile,
+you will not gain reputation at the same speed. You can cancel working at any time.
+You'll notice that cancelling your work early causes you to lose out on some reputation
+gains, but you shouldn't worry about this. Company reputation isn't important right now.
 
 Once your hacking hits level 75, you can visit :code:`Carmichael Security` in the city
 and get a software job there. This job offers higher pay and also earns you
@@ -720,9 +722,10 @@ navigation menu, and from there select |CyberSec|. In the middle of
 the page there should be a button for :code:`Hacking Contracts`.
 Click it to start earning reputation for the |CyberSec| faction (as well
 as some hacking experience). The higher your hacking level, the more reputation you
-will gain. Note that while you are working for a faction, you cannot interact with
-the rest of the game in any way. You can cancel your faction work at any time
-with no penalty.
+will gain. Note that while you are working for a faction, you can choose to not interact
+with the rest of the game in any way to gain reputation at full speed. You can also select to
+do something else simultaneously, gaining reputation a bit more slowly, until you focus again.
+You can cancel your faction work at any time with no penalty to your reputation gained so far.
 
 Purchasing Upgrades and Augmentations
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