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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by qppo on Sunday June 14, 2020 @05:19PM (#23521492)
Most people do not have pensions in the United States, and those that do don't have it worth 2/3rds their yearly salary. It's not average joe money either, a six figure salary is firmly in the upper middle class everywhere in the country. Including the Bay Area.

It may not "feel like it" but to be alleviated of financial burden and put away meaningful savings puts you above half the country outright.

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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by ClumsyPilot on Monday June 15, 2020 @06:48AM (#23525959)
This isn't the right yardstick, middle class does not mean 'median income'. Its a cultural idea.

Non-conpetes should be reserved for select few in the firm that know the secret sauce, and are paid well enough that a year on the beach will hardly affect their cash flow. Basically executive level compensation and responsibility. This clearly does not qualify.

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