I work in an industry with non compete clauses, these are mostly non paid (sometimes paid half the time, non paid the other half), they effectively ruin your career if you try and leave.  There are no business secrets, everything is open knowledge, as I work in finance, but the company use the non compete to bully and threat, because they know, for a career which is mostly for younger people, what devastation 12 months (sometimes more) causes out of the market/work place. This also includes not paying bonuses due when leaving, usually 6 months worth (bosses seem to consider it an exit fee). So, you miss out on your main compensation for 6 months, then have 12 months unpaid, and then you have to build in time to gain momentum in a new jobNo wonder companies and bosses feel they can treat employees as they wish

I work in an industry with non compete clauses, these are mostly non paid (sometimes paid half the time, non paid the other half), they effectively ruin your career if you try and leave.  There are no business secrets, everything is open knowledge, as I work in finance, but the company use the non compete to bully and threat, because they know, for a career which is mostly for younger people, what devastation 12 months (sometimes more) causes out of the market/work place. This also includes not paying bonuses due when leaving, usually 6 months worth (bosses seem to consider it an exit fee). So, you miss out on your main compensation for 6 months, then have 12 months unpaid, and then you have to build in time to gain momentum in a new jobNo wonder companies and bosses feel they can treat employees as they wish

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