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> I can't think of a single real-world situation that would be improved by having non-competes enforced. Can you? One that comes to mind for me is hiring insid
by chollida1 18y ago
> I can't think of a single real-world situation that would be improved by having non-competes enforced. Can you?
One that comes to mind for me is hiring inside and outside of the state of California. If I'm in a state outside of California and I have two candidates that otherwise are identical I might lean towards the one who will sign a non compete over the one who legally can't.
In this scenario, the California law has disadvantaged the worker.
I'll willingly grant there is alot of "if" statements there, so I'm not sure how likely this will be in practice:)
- neilk 18y agoThat only shows that employers value non-compete agreements. I agree that non-competes are valuable to employers, because they can provide leverage for future shakedowns. The question is whether non-competes are good for the worker or innovation or society in general. I think it's clear that they only hurt these things.
- chollida1 18y agoWell I guess my point is that the ability to sign a non compete benefits the person who isn't in California in this case, by way of getting the job. Whether or not it will benefit the employee in the long run is up for debate:)