The problem is that the "direct competition" is too vague of a term to rely on. If you work in a services company, then practically any code is competing with t

The problem is that the "direct competition" is too vague of a term to rely on. If you work in a services company, then practically any code is competing with them. If you work for a startup, then they can pivot at any time. The one concession I got was that I can negotiate the ownership of code I do outside work case by case.