I think the issue with non competes is that it was taken from the world of highly paid executives and some companies tried ( https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/22/jim

I think the issue with non competes is that it was taken from the world of highly paid executives and some companies tried ( https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-drops-non-compete-clauses-following-settlement.html https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-drops-non-compet... ) to apply those to rank and file employees. Needless to say, that sort of non-compete should be outright banned. I do have some mixed feelings about them the higher you go in the company hierarchy.