<prompt> Human: EDIT: Thank you all for replying. It really helped me get some perspective and validation on this. I think Im going to call my manager tomorrow and give him my two weeks, due to this as well as some other stuff that Im unhappy with. I can do better. Hey guys, Ive worked at a cell phone repair shop in the US specifically Alabama for almost a year now. Im 17, this is my senior year of high school, and I work here part time. The company is fairly large, I work under a franchisee of about 15 stores. I was just recently told that at some point I need to sign a form detailing many things about my employment. The most notable of those being a non-compete clause. I would be unable to hold employment dealing with electronic repair for two years after I leave this company. Im not 100 sure on the radius, I believe its about 40 miles outside of my city. I was told that this document specifically the non-compete addition was brought into play under another franchisee in another state when they were opening stores in areas without them. They had an issue with employees getting trained, leaving, and opening up their own stores, creating competition. A couple of things to note:- I am self taught. I taught myself phone repair when I was 12, meaning the store only had to train me for running the POS system.- This is my final year of high school, and I plan to go in a field that deals with electronic repair.- This form was not discussed during my hiring process whatsoever. Its been nearly a year since then. - Im working for minimum wage plus commission.Just trying to get some perspective on this whole situation. Is this a little bit unnecessary? Im incredibly inclined to not sign this form. The franchisee I work under says he isnt going to come after me for anything employment-wise, but his feelings about that may change in the next couple of years, and I dont want to deal with that possibility. Im planning on having a more extensive conversation about it with him, but before that I just want to have some insight as to whether or not this is something thats considered a big deal. Thank you!  <response>: Dont sign it. Tell them youd be happy to continue your employment but you will not be signing this non-compete at this point. If they have issue, they will let you go, and you can go get a job at another repair place just as easily. Sounds absurd for that type of a job to have a non-compete. 