One of the main reasons Amazon is able to treat its tech workers so poorly is their aggressive use and enforcement of non-compete agreements. Fed up with Amazon

One of the main reasons Amazon is able to treat its tech workers so poorly is their aggressive use and enforcement of non-compete agreements. Fed up with Amazon and want to jump to Google or Microsoft for better pay or better working conditions? Be prepared for a lawsuit, or at least a threat thereof. Unlike in California, non-competes are enforceable in Washington state. When will such anti-competitive, anti-free-market behavior be outlawed there? It's hard to imagine that a popular vote on such a referendum would not pass.