[CrimsonRain]

Do you have to sign noncompete before joining the job or after?

If before, why not find another job? Is anyone forcing you to accept a job with noncompete?

If after, they should be banned.

[crooked-v]

> Is anyone forcing you to accept a job with noncompete?

If every job has a noncompete, the alternative option is to starve.

Jobs with noncompete clauses now include things like fast food counter work (https://thecounter.org/biden-targeting-non-compete-agreement...).

[CrimsonRain]

If every job has noncompete, either people are OK with it or there are not enough jobs (supply/demand) or you are not good enough (companies will bend over backwards otherwise).

Alternative is to start your own company and don't use noncompete.

[fnimick]

And if companies collude together to all agree to use non-competes to depress salary (reminder that this has already occurred), what would you recommend?

[jfengel]

Going to the federal government to .... ohhhhh ...

[CrimsonRain]

Open your own company.