In VC land at least I think there is a preference for cumbersome employment agreements to capture intellectual property and head off potential competition, even

In VC land at least I think there is a preference for cumbersome employment agreements to capture intellectual property and head off potential competition, even if unenforcable by law (simple psychological / fear). Legally programmers are universally hired as “exempt” salaried “employee” (vs. worker). Junior devs should be hired on as exempt hourly workers. This would replace the worse than random interview process and do lots of wonderful things. It cuts lawyers and HR out to a large degree so I have a hard time seeing it catch on, but in the longer term smart contracts and other lawyer labor saving packages could bring it in.