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Why is it bad for the employer to get 8x as much out of some workers?
What is the source of the additional output? To whom should that surplus flow? The labourer? Or the employer of that labourer? Defend your answer.
five years ago, I had an entry level overnight noc position at a big company, and within 6 months I had scripted almost everything and was watching Netflix most of the night and didn't make any particular effort to hide that I had nothing to do. I got rewarded for it with a promotion, and then I did the same thing and got another promotion, and another. I'm making more than twice was I was making before and now my jo…
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non-competes aren't universal in the US at least. that said I am moving to a place where non competes DO exist (moving for grad school) and so I would much appreciate any advice and/or horror stories regarding how to manage them.
Imho, if you are asked to sign one then push back against it as hard as you can. If you end up having to sign it, my problem is the power they give the employer, and the leverage that affords them to do frankly illegal things. F.ex. my employer knows I'm covered by a non-compete. My employer also knows I'm being considered for a position at another firm. My employer calls the other firm and "reminds" them that its em…