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> Easy to say, and then one day you get an offer for a job you really, really like. Then weigh the cost/benefit of accepting it or negotiate with the company to
by cracker_jacks 12y ago
> Easy to say, and then one day you get an offer for a job you really, really like.
Then weigh the cost/benefit of accepting it or negotiate with the company to change it.
My point is not whether non-competes are legally binding. It's the fact that when you sign a contract, you and your employer are agreeing with the terms set forth in good faith. You shouldn't sign employment agreements that you have no intention of fulfilling.
Starting a new job should be a good thing for both the employer and employee. Both should be on the same page.
- zak_mc_kracken 12y ago> You shouldn't sign employment agreements that you have no intention of fulfilling. Why not if some clauses of the contract are unenforceable or simply illegal and you really want that job?
- danielweber 12y agoAs someone who has walked away from a really nice offer because of the malicious (and I used that exact word when talking with the hiring manager) terms in the non-compete, not everyone can afford to walk away. Oddly, before that incident I was in the "man, just negotiate them, it's all right" camp. Like the joke about a liberal is a conservative who hasn't been mugged yet, it really changed my outlook, and I'm now in favor of legislation nuking those things from orbit.