The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.

  • KillingTimeItselfEnglish
    19•2 months ago

    the fact that non competes and NDAs are a thing upon leaving a company is fucking insane to me, seems like blackmail at best and straight illegal at worst.

    But what do i know, i just like having rights.

    • @kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      11•2 months ago

      the fact that non competes and NDAs are a thing upon leaving a company is fucking insane

      Non-competes are completely evil. Especially so in fields requiring very specialized skillsets. And even more so when the company insisting on the non-compete lays off people.

      How the fuck is someone supposed to keep a roof over their head in a situation like that?

      • KillingTimeItselfEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        learn a different skill dumbass L.

        Or just be a C suite, and be able to coast for 10 years because you john roth’d your way to having millions of dollars.

    • @chetradley@lemmy.world
      8•2 months ago

      Worker: “Well, I got laid off from the job I’ve been working for the last 20 years, but at least I have the skills I picked up along the way!”

      Company: “Actually, those belong to us too.”

      • KillingTimeItselfEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        companies: we need workers to specialize so that we can produce things of high quality.

        also companies: What you specialized? Sounds like your problem dumbass.