:-) However, if they've put this sort of crap into their employment agreement, I will bet dollars to donuts that they also have very onerous IP ownership claus

:-) However, if they've put this sort of crap into their employment agreement, I will bet dollars to donuts that they also have very onerous IP ownership clauses as well. I.e., be careful that they will probably claim to own everything that you do whether it's directly for work or not.