I think NC clauses are pretty bad in general. But, I can't shake a weird feeling that crops up from time to time. Anyone out there operating without one of these things over their heads that feels like maybe they should?
I started out at a tiny company that didn't think their app idea would make it as far as it did. It mostly has. Now I am looking at the terms of my employment and finding myself approximately as encumbered as a McDonalds employee on their first day.
Some of the things I know could be leveraged to turn our biggest competitor into an unstoppable explosion in very little time. I'd never actually do this (there are always higher-order effects w/ betrayal), but I do think I could use this concern as part of my salary re-negotiation this year.
Equity and other forms of compensation serve as a very powerful carrot to abate this temptation. Carrots don't always work though. You usually need some kind of stick at some level.
I started out at a tiny company that didn't think their app idea would make it as far as it did. It mostly has. Now I am looking at the terms of my employment and finding myself approximately as encumbered as a McDonalds employee on their first day.
Some of the things I know could be leveraged to turn our biggest competitor into an unstoppable explosion in very little time. I'd never actually do this (there are always higher-order effects w/ betrayal), but I do think I could use this concern as part of my salary re-negotiation this year.
Equity and other forms of compensation serve as a very powerful carrot to abate this temptation. Carrots don't always work though. You usually need some kind of stick at some level.