But that's not what you described. You talked about a 6 months non compete, and then potentially longer in exchange for 50% salary. Not everybody wants/can mov

But that's not what you described. You talked about a 6 months non compete, and then potentially longer in exchange for 50% salary. Not everybody wants/can move to a cheaper place. Finally, as mentioned in any messages here, engineers are not the ones suffering the most from unfair non-compete. It's retail/restauration workers and more "vulnerable" demographics. Your "compromise" comes out as completely disconnected from reality.