Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ...
by tristor on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @09:35AM
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> I can't imagine anyone would ever sign a document that said they couldn't work in their field at all because they worked for this company.
Yep, but they do. Even Jimmy John's was making employees sign a non-compete saying they wouldn't work for any competing fast food delivery chains if they quit. E.g. if you drove for Jimmy John's you can't quit to drive for Domino's. http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-non-compete-agreem...
They got sued and lost, but thousands of employees signed them because their only alternative was to not have the job or possibly any job.
Yep, but they do. Even Jimmy John's was making employees sign a non-compete saying they wouldn't work for any competing fast food delivery chains if they quit. E.g. if you drove for Jimmy John's you can't quit to drive for Domino's. http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/jimmy-johns-non-compete-agreem...
They got sued and lost, but thousands of employees signed them because their only alternative was to not have the job or possibly any job.