> Also, it does not follow that anyone would pay lower salaries. Bullshit. If you could fuck off to any of a dozen companies doing similar work, your employee

> Also, it does not follow that anyone would pay lower salaries. Bullshit. If you could fuck off to any of a dozen companies doing similar work, your employee would have to pay you well and give you raises and treat you well in order to compel you to stay, otherwise you would leave. If employers had a magic button they could press to make it so that those dozen employers are too scared to hire you, or to make it so that you're worried about getting sued if you leave, then you will be more likely to stay at your employee, even if they treat you poorly and never give you a raise. The non-compete agreement is that button, and making you feel like you're captive and can't do anything about it is the real reason why companies like to mash it. They like being able to mistreat you with impunity.