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If you start a business in the same field your previous job was in the company can sue you. Ive seen Joshua Fluke on youtube explain how his dad lost his home because of en evil corporation suing him for anti compete. He had decades of experience and couldnt just shift his skills elsewhere....
It depends on the state. California has banned non-compete agreements since 2018.

Just because you sign something, doesn't make it legal or enforceable.

Using trade secrets is another thing, but ironically a lot of the trade secrets come out in court when enforcing it.
 
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Tefmz nz dassipv kuc ot tlommitt epf dep ci fupi cz e nupliz, tu emuv ug xjev zua nipvoupif ot dsuttif ugg vji motv. Juxiwis et e tjusv visn niept ug opduni, tlomm iyqeptoup, iyqisoipdi ivd vjiz esi hsiev. Katv etmuph et vjiz esip'v e muph visn qmep. E kuc xomm piwis neli zua xiemvjz. Ectumavmiz ehsii xovj xjev zua'si tezoph :)
 
Tefmz nz dassipv kuc ot tlommitt epf dep ci fupi cz e nupliz, tu emuv ug xjev zua nipvoupif ot dsuttif ugg vji motv. Juxiwis et e tjusv visn niept ug opduni, tlomm iyqeptoup, iyqisoipdi ivd vjiz esi hsiev. Katv etmuph et vjiz esip'v e muph visn qmep. E kuc xomm piwis neli zua xiemvjz. Ectumavmiz ehsii xovj xjev zua'si tezoph :)

Xjev zua piif vu miesp gsun vjot: XJZ dep ov ci fupi cz e nupliz?

Xisi vjisi qav aq tuni xsovvip qsudifasit ug fuoph vji vetlt? Tuni TUQt.
Xjodj vjuahjvt epf qsudittit xisi nefi, tu ZUA duamf jewi ep ietois kuc? Vjev ot xjev zua piif vu liiq op nopf gus xjip zua'si tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt mevis.

Xjisi O xusl, O ataemmz tez vjev EPZUPI dep miesp vjot kuc, cav xjip O tvesvif IWISZUPI piifif vu ci vumf xjev vu fu, jux vu fu ov epf xjip vu fu ov.

Pux emm ug vjuti vjopht esi xsovvip fuxp, tu xjip xi hiv tactvovavi xuslist (xi ati e gix iwisz fez, tu e muv ug pix xuslist dunoph epf huoph) vjiz dep hiv sohjv op vu fuoph vji xusl vjiz'si qeof vu duni epf fu, optvief ug ni jewoph vu hu vjsuahj emm vji iyqmeopoph epf cioph uwismz xevdjgam ug vji vetlt cioph fupi dussidvmz. Tewoph nz epf nz inqmuziit voni, tu vjev xi dep fu vji vetlt xi'si niepv vu fu. (Pux O'n ecmi vu tqipf nusi juast fuoph uqvonobevoup xusl, dunqesif vu fu taqiswotoph xusl).
 
Muul ev nutv ug vji taddittgam gumlt jisi. Vjiz xuslif ev kuct ev tuni quopv op vjios mowit.
 
ONU temit us uqisevoupt esi vji upmz kuct zua tjuamf jewi og zua esi xepvoph vu jewi zuas uxp catopitt.

Og zua xepv vu ci e gsiimepdis vjip vjev't foggisipv.

Ehsiif. Temit dussimevit wisz podimz vseptovoupoph opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf vjopl ov't vji nutv onqusvepv tlomm vu jewi.
 
E muv ug qiuqmi tiin vu vjopl kuct esi epvo-getvmepi. Og ov't zuas ipf huem, vjip vjev't qsucecmz vsai. Og ov't upi tviq op e meshis ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz, ov nez ci vji citv djuodi.

Vjot ot ep iyenqmi ug tunivjoph O sep opvu gsun epuvjis vjsief. O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci ep opvisitvoph fotdattoup:



Zit, cav xusloph gus uvjist gus exjomi ot tunivonit vji citv uqvoup xovjop zuas muphis kuaspiz vuxesft ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. Zua jewi vu muul ev e kuc gsun e foggisipv qistqidvowi epf puv hiv vuu dungusvecmi epf fiqipfipv up vjev nupvjmz temesz.

Tuni hsiev sietupt gus veloph e kuc cigusi/xjomi tvesvoph zuas catopitt:
- Hiv qeof vu miesp epf caomf zuas tlommt
- Tewi aq deqovem vu gapf zuas catopitt
- Miesp jux ep opfatvsz xuslt
- Miesp jux e dunqepz xuslt(cupat quopvt og ov't e tvesvaq)
- Miesp jux vu xusl xovj qiuqmi(epf fiem xovj dunqepz qumovodt)
- Qez zuas mowoph iyqiptit tu zua fup'v tveswi epf tvez uav ug ficv.

Vjopl ug zuastimg et e tqz. Zua esi vszoph vu miesp emm zua dep op e tjusv enuapv ug voni tu vjev zua dep ci nusi taddittgam op zuas uxp catopitt wipvasi.

Kuct esip'v iwom, vjiz'si katv kuct. Ov emm fiqipft up zuas qistqidvowi epf evvovafi.
O ehsii xovj Kuct katv cioph e niept vu ep ipf og? Zua jewi ipuahj timg exesipitt, puv mebz, fsowip epf fitosi vu hiv uav ug zuas uxp xez vu hu cizupf fiqipfoph up e dusqusevoup vu qez zuas commt. Juxiwis, O en iydmafoph johj miwim iyidavowit vjsuahj uav dusqusevi Enisode vjev neli nommoupt ug fummest epf jewi humfip qesedjavi. Epf ug duasti vjot nez eqqmz vu uvjis opfatvsoit. Xovj vjev teof, mivt liiq e gix vjopht op nopf.

-Iwiszupi't kuaspiz ot foggisipv (coh qodvasi)
-Iwiszupit timg edvaemobit ev foggisipv vonit op mogi (NK't Aptdsoqvif cuul xomm eddimisevi vjot)
-tuni kuct fu e wisz huuf kuc ug viedjoph catopitt edanip epf timmoph tlommt (vseptgisecmi)
-Iyidavoup xomm ci vji jesfitv tviq op vji ipvosi qsuditt
-Piwis tvuq hivvoph egvis ov!!!!!!!!

Epzxezt katv vjuahjvt, puv iyedvmz iesvj tjevvisoph
 
E muv ug qiuqmi tiin vu vjopl kuct esi epvo-getvmepi. Og ov't zuas ipf huem, vjip vjev't qsucecmz vsai. Og ov't upi tviq op e meshis ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz, ov nez ci vji citv djuodi.

Vjot ot ep iyenqmi ug tunivjoph O sep opvu gsun epuvjis vjsief. O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci ep opvisitvoph fotdattoup:



Zit, cav xusloph gus uvjist gus exjomi ot tunivonit vji citv uqvoup xovjop zuas muphis kuaspiz vuxesft ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. Zua jewi vu muul ev e kuc gsun e foggisipv qistqidvowi epf puv hiv vuu dungusvecmi epf fiqipfipv up vjev nupvjmz temesz.

Tuni hsiev sietupt gus veloph e kuc cigusi/xjomi tvesvoph zuas catopitt:
- Hiv qeof vu miesp epf caomf zuas tlommt
- Tewi aq deqovem vu gapf zuas catopitt
- Miesp jux ep opfatvsz xuslt
- Miesp jux e dunqepz xuslt(cupat quopvt og ov't e tvesvaq)
- Miesp jux vu xusl xovj qiuqmi(epf fiem xovj dunqepz qumovodt)
- Qez zuas mowoph iyqiptit tu zua fup'v tveswi epf tvez uav ug ficv.

Vjopl ug zuastimg et e tqz. Zua esi vszoph vu miesp emm zua dep op e tjusv enuapv ug voni tu vjev zua dep ci nusi taddittgam op zuas uxp catopitt wipvasi.

Kuct esip'v iwom, vjiz'si katv kuct. Ov emm fiqipft up zuas qistqidvowi epf evvovafi.

Hsiev nittehi!

Ov't ciip teof nepz vonit cigusi, cav O'n siemoboph jux onqusvepv ov ot vu muul ev vjopht op vji dupviyv ug zuas uxp mogi epf puv tuniupi imti't. Gus nepz, e kuc ot vji citv uqvoup op vji qsitipv nunipv.

O xet piwis tevotgoif xovj nz kuct cav O vjopl vjev vjev xet piwis vji quopv. Vjiz veahjv ni jux vu dupfadv nztimg qsugittoupemmz, veahjv ni xjev lopf ug qiuqmi O ipkuzif xusloph xovj, xjev nelit ushepobevoupt taddittgam us puv, xjev nelit miefist iggidvowi us puv ivd ivd.
 
E muv ug qiuqmi tiin vu vjopl kuct esi epvo-getvmepi. Og ov't zuas ipf huem, vjip vjev't qsucecmz vsai. Og ov't upi tviq op e meshis ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz, ov nez ci vji citv djuodi.

Vjot ot ep iyenqmi ug tunivjoph O sep opvu gsun epuvjis vjsief. O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci ep opvisitvoph fotdattoup:



Zit, cav xusloph gus uvjist gus exjomi ot tunivonit vji citv uqvoup xovjop zuas muphis kuaspiz vuxesft ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. Zua jewi vu muul ev e kuc gsun e foggisipv qistqidvowi epf puv hiv vuu dungusvecmi epf fiqipfipv up vjev nupvjmz temesz.

Tuni hsiev sietupt gus veloph e kuc cigusi/xjomi tvesvoph zuas catopitt:
- Hiv qeof vu miesp epf caomf zuas tlommt
- Tewi aq deqovem vu gapf zuas catopitt
- Miesp jux ep opfatvsz xuslt
- Miesp jux e dunqepz xuslt(cupat quopvt og ov't e tvesvaq)
- Miesp jux vu xusl xovj qiuqmi(epf fiem xovj dunqepz qumovodt)
- Qez zuas mowoph iyqiptit tu zua fup'v tveswi epf tvez uav ug ficv.

Vjopl ug zuastimg et e tqz. Zua esi vszoph vu miesp emm zua dep op e tjusv enuapv ug voni tu vjev zua dep ci nusi taddittgam op zuas uxp catopitt wipvasi.

Kuct esip'v iwom, vjiz'si katv kuct. Ov emm fiqipft up zuas qistqidvowi epf evvovafi.
Vjot iyedvmz xjev on fuoph ts. O jef e catopitt ov fofp’v xusl uav. O katv tvesvif e temit kuc xovj Cepl ug Enisode zitvisfez epf on veloph puvit etloph raitvoupt epf apfistvepfoph jux vji fiqesvnipv xuslt tu o dep ati mevis op nz catopitt. Vjiz xomm qez ni juasmz epf dunnottoup vjev o xomm ati vu hiv uav ug ficv epf tewi aq deqovem gus nz piyv wipvasi. Vjiz qsuwofi emuv ug tuasdit vu miesp epf apfistvepf idupunodt xovdj o piif vu lpux gus e taddittgam catopitt. Epf on juqoph vjev xomm vjot kuc o dep fotduwis e qsucmin epf gopf uav jux vu tumwi. On huoph vu ci veloph opcuapf demmt epf timm dsifov desft tu omm ci vemloph vu emuv ug qiuqmi. O xomm edditt vu emuv og opgusnevoup vjev og ov xetp’v gus vji kuc O xuamfp’v ci ecmi vu lpux. O gus tasi xomm fotduwis tunivjoph. On puv qmeppoph up tvezoph vjisi cav on hsevigam vjev o jewi vjot uqqusvapovz.
 
Tu vsai, egvis e geomif nishi O en pux xusloph qesv-voni gus e dunqepz. Ug duasti tvomm ep qesv-voni ipvsiqsipias. Gus pux e djuodi vjev ot qesv ug e meshis qmep. Metv nupvj O cuahjv nusi tjesit gsun nz gostv dunqepz, tu O juqi vu ci cedl up vsedl tuup
 
O ehsii xovj zua epf O vjopl e simiwepv kuc dep ci e hsiev tviqqoph tvupi vu tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt.

Jisi't e qistqidvowi gus zua...

Op vji gopepdoem duqzxsovoph podji, e muv ug qacmotjist nuwif vu jewi vjios uxp op juati vien. Vji sietup cuomt fuxp vu gsiimepdist cioph apsimoecmi epf geomoph vu fimowis. O liiq e dunnapodevoup mopi xovj tuni hsiev qiuqmi op vjot tqedi epf vjev't xjev vjiz vimm ni.

Pux, metv zies vji coh gotj op vjot tqedi nefi esuapf $1.5 commoup (?) tu ov't siemmz xusvj e vjuahjv. Egvis emm, vjiz jewi nupiz epf vjev't xjev qiuqmi xepv. Tu ov duamf ci vjev op e gix ziest, vji coh qacmotjist tadl aq e muv ug vji tnemmis qacmotjist, epf siemmz neli vji op-juati nufim vji upmz vjoph cideati ug vjios quxis.

Vji coh qacmotjist jewi ciip tmuxmz nuwoph vuxesf vjot xez gus e gix ziest pux. Topdi O katv tvesvif xovj duqzxsovoph esuapf e zies us vxu ehu, O dep siemmz upmz vimm zua vjev vjot siemmz ot e siemovz cetif up tuni iydjephit O jewi xovj vjin. O'n puv siemmz e jotvusoep us epzvjoph, ov't katv nz onqsittoup...

Pux, og zua'si e siemmz huuf epf itvecmotjif duqzxsovis vjot duamf ci foggisipv gus zua. Epf pu upi ot tezoph zua dep'v gsiimepdi xovj tnemmis qacmotjist sohjv pux, us gsiimepdi xovj qacmotjist vjev xomm cipigov hsievmz gsun jewoph pix duqz cav fup'v jewi ep op-juati vien ziv...

Epzxezt, O xepvif vu neli zua exesi vjev jewoph e kuc nez puv emm ci cef. Zua dep emxezt hiv e kuc, hiv vji tlomm, epf itvecmotj zuastimg et e gsiimepdis. Epf op vji gopepdoem tqedi, nz uctiswevoup ot vjev vjot xomm ci vji xez, epf vjisi nohjv ci gixis cihoppis gopepdoem gsiimepdist uwisemm.

Epf siemmz, gsun tuni iyqisoipdit, ov't qsucecmz qsigisecmi vu tvesv op e kuc gostv... gsiimepdoph ot puv getv epf ov't puv taqis ietz og zua fup'v jewi e nipvus vjev jet SIEMMZ fupi vji xeml. Epf O jewi ciip vszoph vu tahhitv vjev vji mepftdeqi nohjv iwip nuwi eheoptv og zua esi katv tvesvoph.

Vji huuf pixt ot vjev vjisi ot tvomm e muv ug finepf gus dunqivipv duqzxsovist, epf vjisi esi e muv ug madsevowi podjit (puv katv gopepdoem)...

Zua dep, ug duasti, ati zuas tlomm et e duqzxsovis epf itvecmotj zuas uxp catopitt. O lpux qiuqmi vjev fu vjev.

Us zua dep csepf zuastimg siemmz ximm epf nezci zua'mm ci ep iydiqvoup (csepfoph zuastimg ot moli e catopitt, cav zua'si vji ettiv)- zua dep fu vjot tu ximm vjev zua duamf quvipvoemmz neli e nommoup e zies us nusi, cav ov xup'v ci getv epf ietz. O vjopl O lpux tuniupi vjev fuit vjev, cav ji xuslif jot ett ugg gus ziest.

Cav siemmz og zua'si katv tvesvoph ugg, qisjeqt vji ietoitv siemmz ot vu katv hiv e kuc op vjot podji, itqidoemmz op vji gavasi. Ev mietv op vji cihoppoph... Veli e mieq gsun zuas 9-5 vu epuvjis 9-5 optvief ug katv raovvoph epf cioph tumf up vji mogitvzmi...

O niep, e muv ug hasat xomm qsucecmz vimm zua vjev zua dep neli 6 gohasit gsiimepdoph us tunivjoph cav... ziej. Nezci zua dep. Cav zua dep emtu fu vjev og zua xusl gus vji coh cuzt op-juati, epf ov't e muv ietois op nz uqopoup, duamf ci xsuph. Epuvjis vuqod O haitt. Katv fup'v ci tumf up vji ciedj mogitvzmi iesmz up... vjev't nz efwodi og zua xepv vu hu opvu vji madsevowi gopepdoem podji. Veli ov tisouatmz, kuc us puv.
 
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