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That is fucking unbelievable - it's basically contractual extortion. Though the 3 mile clause makes it an entirely different beast than a tech noncompete. Which

That is fucking unbelievable - it's basically contractual extortion. Though the 3 mile clause makes it an entirely different beast than a tech noncompete. Which makes me wonder - are noncompetes ever enforced internationally? Or rather, are there countries that explicitly and reciprocally enforce US noncompetes?

Spooky23 10y ago
Not sure. The geographic ones are crazy though... my sister in law (who is a PA) was initially told that she couldn't practice in a 16 county region. Fortunately, PAs are in enough demand that she was able to get it modified to a 20 mile radius and scoped to a particular aspect of the practice.
GeneralMayhem 10y ago
Not being allowed to work within 3 miles of a Jimmy Johns can rule out working in fast food in an entire city.
- madcaptenor 10y ago
  For an illustration of this, take a look at the Jimmy John's noncompete map, which maps out everything that's within 3 miles of a Jimmy John's: http://sigacts.com/jimmy-johns-non-compete-zones/ http://sigacts.com/jimmy-johns-non-compete-zones/ .
  - erroneousfunk 10y ago
    Wow, I live in Massachusetts and have never seen a Jimmy John's around here, but apparently there is one... and a 3 mile radius covers the entirety of metropolitan Boston, and some of the hot spots in neighboring Cambridge and Somerville. I think that's everywhere I've ever worked as a software engineer.
    - madcaptenor 10y ago
      Looks like that map is out of date, too - they've expanded in Boston. https://www.jimmyjohns.com/find-a-jjs/#/02142 https://www.jimmyjohns.com/find-a-jjs/#/02142