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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by Declanomous on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @10:30AM (#12796684)
I work at an organization with about 75 employees, and I'm the only person who can program. Half the time I go out for drinks with coworkers, someone corners me and wants to tell me about this awesome idea they have. Unfortunately, they can't tell me anything because I haven't signed an NDA yet. So they spend a few hours being coy, and I spend a few hours trying to politely decline. It's always an iPhone app too. I've never worked on mobile development or Apple products before. This does not discourage them in the least.

Half the reason I want increased computer science education is because I'd like this madness distributed across more people.

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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by sammydavis on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @01:31PM (#12798530)
That was so on the money. This happens to me too. My financial advisor and his friend want me to build them an iphone app. Please save me.
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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by Declanomous on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @03:12PM (#12799495)
I've got another good anecdote.

I went in for an in-person interview at a company. At the end of the interview process, the interviewer let me know I hadn't gotten the job, but told me I should connect with him on LinkedIn because he and his friend had a great business idea that needed a developer.

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, since I've had interviewers reach out to me after I've been rejected to say the same thing. It seemed exceedingly strange that I was solicited to work on another project in person by the interviewer during the interview process.

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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by clifanatic on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @03:22PM (#12799586)
> My financial advisor and his friend want me to build them an iphone app

You can get a new financial advisor. My _wife_ wants me to build her an iPhone app.

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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by wruza on Thursday October 27, 2016 @04:00AM (#12803532)
If you don't build her iPhone app for too long, that will be done by someone else, you know.
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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by TaylorAlexander on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:19PM (#12811330)
You can get a new wife.

Some people really like their financial advisors!

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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by sbjustin on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:40AM (#12797366)
THIS!
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