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> And I suppose I was lucky that my employer was willing to do it, but they did do so in writing. Their lawyer already looked over everything and agreed, so was
by Bartweiss 9y ago
> And I suppose I was lucky that my employer was willing to do it, but they did do so in writing. Their lawyer already looked over everything and agreed, so was low risk to them.
I suppose there's an argument that being employee-friendly about this is a good move for companies. After all, they reviewed the contract and shelled out to hire you, so they're clearly accepting some risk over the issue.
Amazon threatens and blusters over noncompetes to retain staff, but someone who promises to fight unrealistic noncompetes might gain an advantage in hiring new staff - especially from places like Amazon.
- wand3r 9y agoIt's similar to Newegg. They always fight patent trolls. I think the ROI between customer Goodwill, employee culture and dissuading suits is probably close to break even if it was measureable
- Bartweiss 9y agoYep, that'd be my guess. Newegg seems to have gotten actual consumer spending out of their goodwill, along with a lot of presumed value in trolls deterred. "We'll go to the mat over noncompetes" probably offers similar benefits in ensuring you don't have to do so again in the future.