I would not sign a non-compete that said I could not be a LAMP dev. We sign that we will not compete with the company's core functionality and that we will not share anything we learn from the company as far as products and services go. We are free to work within our chosen speciality. On 2015-07-22 20:42, Steve Litt wrote: > On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:50:48 -0700 > Keith Smith wrote: > > >> I do not care what their age. Must me 18 or over so they can sign >> the non-compete and their own contract if they have one. > > Just an FYI --- the only way I'd ever sign a non-compete is a *huge* > salary with a golden parachute to make up for the time I can't work in > my field, plus the time it takes to catch up afterward. > > Non-competes aren't even legal in California unless the person signing > it is the current owner selling the business. > > I had a buddy who signed a non-compete in Florida, and he could not > work in Linux for six months. Unless extremely narrow, they're very bad > news. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > July 2015 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century > http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss