I’ve never understood non-competes and comment on them every time I see a contract with one. You’re paying me for my experience. I’ve gotten that experience at

I’ve never understood non-competes and comment on them every time I see a contract with one. You’re paying me for my experience. I’ve gotten that experience at a previous employer, that’s how the market works. I didn’t get to this point in my career doing it for free in my spare time. So if I’m willing to sign this broad non-compete right now, it means I can’t use the experience I get here again in the near future. But you know I’m going to get a job doing this thing, look at my work history. This thing you want me to sign away, it’s all I do. Which means if I’m willing to sign this without a compensation package that compensates me for not working during the non-compete, you know I’m going to break it. Further, by signing this clause that’s fairly common, you can be fairly sure I’ve probably seen and signed a similar agreement already in my career that I’m breaking now. So, again, unless you’re going to bake the value of the non-compete into this contract, you really can’t trust any employee that was willing to sign it.