> This is not a non-compete issue; that's when the company tries to stop you from working for their competitor after you quit. This is a non-compete issue. Bec

> This is not a non-compete issue; that's when the company tries to stop you from working for their competitor after you quit. This is a non-compete issue. Because it's in CA, OP can quit the company right away and start a competing business (presumably the big tech company will start doing something similar) without worrying about non-complete. (This is not legal advice)