My current employer tried to make me sign a noncompete clause and I asked them for precisely this. They were flabbergasted that I wanted compensation in exchan

My current employer tried to make me sign a noncompete clause and I asked them for precisely this. They were flabbergasted that I wanted compensation in exchange for essentially cutting myself off from a wide swath of employment opportunities. “Aren’t you our slave to do with as we see fit!?” was very much the attitude that I was getting.