[djsumdog]

The Mic Dicta podcast has a great commentary about this in one of their recent episodes about a labour dispute; they referred to a judge (can't remember if it was SCOTUS or a Federal court) and said, "He's never had a real job in his life."

Work contracts are not a negotiation. There is no back and fourth to an agreement. I've gotten non-competes removed from some contracts, but I'm an exception because 1) I'm in IT and highly skilled and 2) I actually read my contracts.

And even then, in two cases they wouldn't change anything about the contracts and I had to walk from those jobs. Anyone who doesn't work in tech or another high income job does NOT have that option.

Work contracts in western countries are rarely ever between equal parities.