Avalanche54

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Non compete

about to sign a contract and there's a non compete.

it's a one year cooling off period.

anyone have experience with these? a big reason its a good job is because it opens doors later on.

non being able to be hired for a year would impede growth.

without poring to much, anyone experience what it's like to have a non compete, and also have it enforced?

thanks

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Pachacuti

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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

In most states in the US a NC is unenforceable.

My last company made everyone sign one and when I quit to a competitor they waived it around telling me I couldn't go work for that company. I laughed at them and said "go for it" when they threatened to enforce it. They never did.

NDA's though - that's a different story.

BigShrimpin

Catalyst

Account executive

this, companies do it as a boilerplate thing but it looks really bad to enforce a non compete its rare theyll do it

jefe

Arsonist

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Standard but essentially unenforceable. Especially at your level.

Don't worry about it.

Avalanche54

Fire Starter

Enterprise AE in the cloud space? I don’t know about that…

jefe

Arsonist

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I still stand behind my statement.

Unless you're shaping the product itself and have proprietary knowledge of its architecture or C-level strategic information, you'll be fine.

It won't hold up

braintank

Politicker

Enterprise Account Executive

The ain't gonna enforce it for bdr, no offense

Avalanche54

Fire Starter

I don’t know where BDR came from…

medhardwaredr

Opinionated

Director of Sales NA

Yea ur good but don’t sign it. Just tell them “look here’s the deal. If I leave you won’t be much competition anyway”. They will luv that

tulip22

Good Citizen

you'd have to check your local labor laws, in certain states, they are not enforceable even if you end up signing it.

Justatitle

Big Shot

Account Executive

it's increasingly harder to enforce, NY and Cal they are worthless

NoToBANT

Catalyst

Senior Account Executive

Impossible to enforce
They do it for optics

Just sign the damned thing and earn your bag sir

Space_Ghost20

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Account Executive

Obviously, your best bet is to consult a lawyer, but in general they are unenforceable. In the very rare circumstances that they are enforceable, you usually have to be given some kind of consideration, like a signing bonus, or a contract where if they fire you, they still have to pay you. That kind of thing. Which in the US is rare.

1nbatopshotfan

Politicker

Sales

You’ll get a mean letter but unless you actually know the inner workings of the business it’s unenforceable.

Gasty

Notable Contributor

War Room Community Manager

I think, the lawyers fees would be more to actually enforce it.

The company will do a cost benefit analysis.

But anyways, be cautious. See if someone in your org has actually done it? No?

CuriousFox

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Usually there's mileage in the agreement. Read the fine print.

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