Well, the thing is, such Non-competes are illegal. For the most part, a company can keep you from one thing, using insider information to take clients. Or trying to use information gained while working at a company to damage that same company.
> -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 12:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: NDA, Non-Compete Question > > > I agree with Ben, NDAs and non-competes are very tricky, and should be > > clearly defined to protect all parties. > > Protect all parties...BAH! > > While I agree in principle with an NDA, there is a right way and a > wrong way to go about getting one signed. > > A former employer of mine tried to get me to sign an NDA/Non-Compete > as I was leaving the offices on my last day of work there. > > He told me he was "legally able to withhold [my] paycheck" if I didn't > sign it. > > The document he wanted me to sign actually said that I would not do > any work related to my current duties (I was the art director for the > company and also ran the web sites for the company -- so no graphic > design and no web design/maintenance) for any clients (mine or his, > past present or future) within 100 miles of his business for 2 years. > Effectively trying to shut out all of Kansas City and the surrounding > area. > > Without comment, I pulled out my cell and called my law talkin' guy. > > "[Dave] wants me to sign an NDA on my way out the door that > effectively limits my ability to earn a living, do you think I can sue > him and win more than the value of my final paycheck?" -- We had > rehearsed for just such an occassion. > > Left the building, paycheck in hand. No NDA. > > :-P > > -- > will > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152899 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
