Re:AWS Ruins Own Attempt at Sabotage
by gowld on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @03:09PM
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That's not quite fair. Fast-food employees and highly paid professionals who work deeply in trade secrets have significant differences in their employment situation vis a vis non-compete agreements.
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There are still non-disclosure agreements and trade secrets laws. Non-competes are not needed for that. Non-competes only exist to discourage employees from being able to leave a company.
Re:AWS Ruins Own Attempt at Sabotage
by koheripbal on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @08:14PM
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The point is that someone making $100K+ per year, especially in this case where it's more like $1MM+, DOES NOT NEED GOVERNMENT PROTECTION.
Since pretty much everyone in this site (at least in the US) makes over $100k/year ... are you okay with not being able to work for a year and a half without pay?
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Since you make over 100k, you're also considered a white-colar employee...
Your boss has decided the work-week is now 60-hours a week, and you don't get paid extra for it.
Oh, and if you don't perform, you're fired.
And if you try to work for a competitor, you will be sued and a protective injunction against you being able to work for the new job will be given.
And that's all a-ok by you, because you make what most would consider to be a wealthy lifestyle.