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If this guy has any sense, he disclosed the existence of the non-compete to Google in the hiring discussion and made them agree to indemnify him in the event of
by URSpider94 6y ago
If this guy has any sense, he disclosed the existence of the non-compete to Google in the hiring discussion and made them agree to indemnify him in the event of a suit. There will be a settlement, and Google will end up parking him somewhere for 18 months, with pay, until he is free of the contract.
None of this excuses this practice.
- dannyw 6y agoMaybe, maybe not. Google lawyers did not respond to the lawsuit on his behalf; an independent law firm did.
- henryfjordan 6y agoGoogles lawyers would always use an outside firm. Corporate in-house counsel are for creating corporate legal policy and coordinating with other lawyers for the actual lawsuits. They rarely litigate themselves.
- pumanoir 6y agoWhich practice are you referring to in the last paragraph, AWS's, Google's or the employee's?
- URSpider94 6y agoThe practice of requiring and enforcing non-competes.
- driverdan 6y agoThere's no way Google hired him without this kind of agreement in place. Amazon's relentless pursuit of non-compete enforcement is well known.
- onion2k 6y agoIf I was Google's legal team I'd throw this guy to the wolves to demonstrate to every other current Amazon employee what their employer will do to limit their career.
- detaro 6y agoAnd demonstrate to everyone thinking about switching to Google from another company that Google will throw them to the wolves?