what I find is that most non-competes are ignorable. I've never been rejected for refusing to sign a non-compete (and I almost always refuse to sign the non-co

what I find is that most non-competes are ignorable. I've never been rejected for refusing to sign a non-compete (and I almost always refuse to sign the non-compete) Personally, yeah, if they wanted to continue paying me for that period, I'd feel quite differently; but I've never been offered something like that. (now, I work as a computer janitor; Unix SysAdmin, DBA, etc... and occasionally some programming work, not sales, so non-competes are pretty rare, actually, and usually a sign that the person asking you for the non-compete is a scumbag.)