[DANmode]

> I don't understand your point.

Then you don’t know the history of the non-compete agreement in the tech industry.

For decades, people were wringing their hands and holding themselves back from living well because they couldn’t possibly work for another software company after Google, Microsoft, whomever - because the contract stated they couldn’t work for competitors.

Well, then States showed up and said “that’s not even legal”, and people stopped handwringing.

But before, it looked very much like this thread.

If I was working for a dentist, none of your questions would be viable (let alone reasonable) for the employer to be asking.

[OkayPhysicist]

California has had a ban on noncompetes since the gold rush.

[DANmode]

and yet this is all very recent:

1.) https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30843644

2.) https://eppscoulson.com/google-got-slapped/

3.) https://www.lcwlegal.com/news/ab-1076-and-sb-699-codify-cali...