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Not here, they've been illegal in California as long as I can remember. An employer can't keep you from pursuing work at a competitor ruining your livelihood.
by cranberryturkey 3y ago
Not here, they've been illegal in California as long as I can remember. An employer can't keep you from pursuing work at a competitor ruining your livelihood.
- closeparen 3y agoBut you will pay potentially more of a premium for living in California than you could get by switching jobs elsewhere. Now you can have both job mobility and normal cost of living.
- cranberryturkey 3y agois an non-compete clause really a reason not to live somewhere?
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoIf you're planning on joining a business to learn the field, then leaving to start your own company in the same domain, then yes, it certainly could be.
- closeparen 3y agoThere might be some circumstances where working under a non-compete is acceptable (well compensated garden leave, very narrow domain you're not that married to, old-school firm culture with expectation of lifetime employment) but overall I think it'd be pretty crazy to try to have a tech career anywhere except California under current law. If you get laid off you're effectively prohibited from earning any income related to your skills for 2+ years.
- phendrenad2 3y agoSome other states, too. Making this a law nationally will help other states catch up in the tech sector.
- nathanaldensr 3y agoNit: It's not a law but a regulation.