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* A huge difference in power between the parties. * Lack of laws. Non-competes should be treated as an exclusive employment by the company, to expressly NOT w
by mjevans 4y ago
* A huge difference in power between the parties.
* Lack of laws. Non-competes should be treated as an exclusive employment by the company, to expressly NOT work on any of the covered topics. They must be funded.
- GreedClarifies 4y agoWho has more "power" in the arrangement seems to be a function of the business cycle. Employees, in tech (we are on hackernews), had far more power 1-2 years ago. Why does there need to be a law here? Why don't employees say: "If you want a non-compete you have to pay me $X/hr more" or conversely if non-competes are common : "you can pay me $X/hr less if there is no non-compete". That this doesn't happen, and that there isn't a wiley entrepreneur out there figuring out that "if everyone would take X less for non-compete job, I'll offer then X/2 and make bank!". Since this doesn't happen, this means that employees don't care much at all.