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The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own.
18% of all working people in the US are under non-competes. This is a huge deal.
I honestly assumed the number/percentage was higher
Yeah, even hotel housekeepers sign papers saying they cannot quit and go to work for competitors these days.
In California none of this shit is enforceable anyway.
I’ve had places try to make me sign a non-compete agreement as a chef. I straight up told them that their agreement wasn’t even useful as toilet paper. Signed anyway, and worked for them for a few months, then moved on to a better paying job.