On too many occasions, when filling out those forms online that have become ubiquitous when applying for jobs, I have had to answer a question asking whether I

On too many occasions, when filling out those forms online that have become ubiquitous when applying for jobs, I have had to answer a question asking whether I am under any sort of non-compete agreement. I imagine if I choose yes, my resume will be sent directly to the trash folder on the applicant tracking system. The nuances about which clauses of the non-compete may not be enforceable won't matter. If I lie, I imagine it will only take one phone call from the previous employer for the new one to fire me. If you tell the truth, I don't get the job in the first place. If I want to invalidate it through courts, well I don't have more than 10 million dollars in the bank, and we all know even single digit millionaires have no effective access to the legal system. I am not a minimum wage worker or in the US, but I am sure people applying for minimum wage jobs in the US see similar questions and have to fill out similar forms.