> I can't imagine anyone would ever sign a document that said they couldn't work in their field at all because they worked for this company. Yep, but they do.

> I can't imagine anyone would ever sign a document that said they couldn't work in their field at all because they worked for this company. Yep, but they do. Even Jimmy John's was making employees sign a non-compete saying they wouldn't work for any competing fast food delivery chains if they quit. E.g. if you drove for Jimmy John's you can't quit to drive for Domino's. http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-non-compete-agreements/ http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-non-compete-agreem... They got sued and lost, but thousands of employees signed them because their only alternative was to not have the job or possibly any job.