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Re:Noncompete Clauses: Signing Away the Right to Get a New Job by mirimir on Saturday May 13, 2017 @10:47PM (#14333982)
> A company is paying me to work for them, they're not paying to own me.

True. But said company may not want your experience, let alone anything you learn about their business, to benefit competitors. Indeed, they may consider your training with them to be an investment, which gives them rights about what you do with it.

Re:Noncompete Clauses: Signing Away the Right to Get a New Job by mirimir on Sunday May 14, 2017 @05:52PM (#14337760)
Belated edit: I'm not agreeing with said company. I'm just pointing to its perspective and reasoning.