> "oh, we don't really enforce those unless you're at the executive level anyway" They don't trust that you won't 'stab them in the back' - sign a written agre

> "oh, we don't really enforce those unless you're at the executive level anyway" They don't trust that you won't 'stab them in the back' - sign a written agreement. You feel queasy about how it might limit your career if you have to quit/are fired - "Oh just take our word for it that we won't actually use it against you". Yes, totally symmetrical and fair. /s