Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes

Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by isostatic on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @10:41AM (#16638366)

I can see why they've done it -- stop you from inventing something at work, knowing you can't sell it immediately, so leaving and selling it after you've left.

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Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by Bartweiss on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @12:35PM (#16639753)

But the presumption clause is absolutely insane. Even if you can prove something was done after you left the company, they're still considered the owner.

Imagine someone quit that job today, 6 months later room temperature superconductors were invented, and 2 months after that the ex-employee invented a great new use for them. It's literally impossible that the invention was made at the job, but the contract still appears to claim it.

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Re:Why I Don't Sign Non-Competes by isostatic on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @02:08PM (#16640802)

I didn't say I agreed it (I don't), just suggesting why the firm things their clause may be reasonable.

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