Just curious, has anyone here ever been in a situation where a company tried to enforce an NDA/non-compete on them? How common is the actual enforcement of the

Just curious, has anyone here ever been in a situation where a company tried to enforce an NDA/non-compete on them? How common is the actual enforcement of these things? My guess would be that most companies would only consider this worthwhile if they think the ex-employee or contractor is doing something that would harm them (which of course could be a false accusation). I suppose if someone was really unprofessional they could use that power just to punish someone for leaving them, or to hang the threat of retaliation over their head to prevent them from leaving (but that seems like it must be illegal, or should be if it isn't).