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Come to California, where the monocle & mustache-twirling set has been forced to settle for slightly less control of the lower castes.
by _jal 6y ago
Come to California, where the monocle & mustache-twirling set has been forced to settle for slightly less control of the lower castes.
- sumanthvepa 6y agoActually, I'm so glad I now live in India. Non-competes have absolutely no-validity, and good luck trying to enforce one.
- rb2k_ 6y agoSame in California. For people that want the details: https://california.public.law/codes/ca_bus_and_prof_code_section_16600#:~:text=California%20Business%20and,Sec.&text=16600,is%20to%20that%20extent%20void https://california.public.law/codes/ca_bus_and_prof_code_sec.... California Business & Professions Code section 16600 makes clear that any non-compete provision between employer and employee will not be enforceable under California law
- djsumdog 6y agoYep, I've seen contracts where they say "Clause x/y doesn't apply in the State of California" and then the employer try to tell me "Well, it's not a non-compete" .. bullshit. It clearly is.
- flak48 6y agoDoesn't stop them from including the clause in the contract though. (Though nothing is actually enforcable in India like you said, simply because you would probably be retired before the case would get a court date)
- systemBuilder 6y agoJust proves that lawyering is the continuation of bullying after your youth has expired
- gnopgnip 6y agoIf you include illegal clauses like a non compete in an employment agreement it can render the whole employment agreement void in CA and other places.
- willcipriano 6y agoI got the impression from friends that it was a worse situation in India with relieving letters[0], the way it was explained to me you needed your current companies written permission to start a new job and that is frequently abused. [0]https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/20945/what-is-a-relieving-letter-what-are-the-consequences-of-not-having-one https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/20945/what-is-...
- ramraj07 6y agoNot sure if it applies for a high-level software position as much as it would for a regular "consulting" engineer schmuck hire though.
- ramraj07 6y agoIn what respects? I moved back to India for family reasons as well, but not sure I see the net benefits completely
- greeniron 6y agoyeah, but then you'd have to live in india.
- northern-lights 6y agoNot entirely true. See: https://www.mondaq.com/india/contract-of-employment/614370/enforceability-of-non-compete-clause39-under-an-employment-agreement https://www.mondaq.com/india/contract-of-employment/614370/e...
- pjdemers 6y agoOne thing about California law. If you are terminated involuntarily (1), then you can do whatever you need to do to make a living. Build a competing product, hire your former co-workers, sell to your former customers, whatever. Your previous employer can't deny you future income, not one dime. (1)Involuntarily, except for cause, and those causes must be given in writing at the time you are hired.