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> It seems ethically equal to a company using their bargaining position to advantage themselves and disadvantage their prospective employees. You must be unfam
by nordsieck 9y ago
> It seems ethically equal to a company using their bargaining position to advantage themselves and disadvantage their prospective employees.
You must be unfamiliar with the software development market. In which way do employers have massive market power which renders prospective employees vulnerable?
If anything, it seems like developers have the upper hand (perhaps with the exclusion of game developers).
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- vonmoltke 9y agoI am very familiar with the software development market wherein both of my job changes thus far have been multi-year searches. Please do not assume that because it is easy to walk out the door into another job in a select few markets an with a select few skill sets that it is this easy for everyone writing software for a living.
- ethbro 9y agoPlease don't make assumptions. Whatever the current market conditions are is irrelevant. They were different 10 years ago, they'll be different in another 10 years. I was responding to the parent's claim that social engineering around signing non-compete clauses is unethical. I consider trying to pressure an employee to sign such a clause unethical. Maybe you feel differently.
- boomlinde 9y agoYes, employers getting people to sign away everything they do after their employment is definitely a sign of them getting the shorter end of the stick...
- s73v3r_ 9y agoWithout a job, you don't eat. That alone is massive market power.