I remain amazed that your former employer let you go. Damn near as stupid as NSC letting Bob Pease go, which I hope could never happen. Hell, I knew your name before I ever ran into you on this list.
----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 8:32 PM > > > Jaap van Ganswijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >PS. How is your job/company situation now? > >Perhaps you could tell us about it on the list? > > As you may remember from a couple of threads back in October I was downsized > after 20 years. Seems to be the state of the world these days. > > One company that I'm interviewing with said they where writting up an > employment offer for me. > > One thing that has me concerned is that they want me to sign a four year > Non-Compete Agreement. > > The company in question has two current product lines, LED based lights in > rugged packaging, and "Man Down" alarms for police and fire personnel. > > Where I fit in to the picture is they want me to help bring to market a spread > spectrum 902 MHz radio module, about the size of a half dollar that gets 1/2 > to 1 mile range. > > So any one that makes LEDs, safety equipment, or radio products could be > viewed as a potential competitor. > > They said that the did not want me to start up a compeating company should I > leave. I understand that, and don't have any interest in doing some thing > like that. > > These NCA's seem to be common these days, but to me four years seems excessive > in the fast changing world of our electronics. > > My concern is that if I would ever leave the company does it mean I have to > change to a completely different field? > > I want your input on what you think of NCA's, and this length of time? > > Also related would be Non-Disclosure agreements. Don't reveal customer lists > or trade secrets for example. I have no problem with those. > > > -- > http://www.unusualresearch.com/ http://www.bpaddock.com/ > > > -- > Author: Bob Paddock > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Author: Syd Levine \(AnaLog\) INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
