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If you’re an employee, you likely feel you have the right to pursue your career freely, without being unfairly restricted by a document dictating where and when you can work. You may also believe your skills, earned through hard work, shouldn’t be classified as “trade secrets” to prevent you from taking them elsewhere.
If you’re an employer, you might see things differently. Protecting your company’s intellectual property is a priority, and when an employee violates a non-compete agreement by taking that knowledge to a competitor, it can feel like theft. Competitors shouldn’t gain an unfair edge by hiring your former employees.
If you’re a lawyer or judge, your focus might be on whether the non-compete agreement is legally sound. These agreements must be carefully drafted to avoid being deemed overly restrictive or unconstitutional. Truly “airtight” non-compete agreements are rare, as most have vulnerabilities that can be challenged.
If you're an employee, you feel that you have the right to earn a living however you desire, and should not be unreasonably shackled by a document telling you what kinds of companies you can work for, within what time frame. Your employer has no right to classify your hard-won skills as “trade secrets” and prevent you from taking them to another firm.
If you're an employer, you have a different perspective on the situation. Your company has the right to retain its intellectual property, and if an employee takes that property with him to another job, in violation of his non-compete agreement, that is tantamount to theft. A competing company should not derive a significant advantage from hiring one of your ex-workers.
Finally, if you're a lawyer or judge, you probably have a different take entirely on the validity of any given non-compete agreement. These documents have to be drawn up very carefully, lest they be deemed overly restrictive of an individual's civil liberties or even downright unconstitutional. An “airtight” non-compete agreement is very rare, and it's almost always possible to poke holes in any given document.
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