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"So not only can you NOT leave your day job for a startup, you typically have to wait 2 (or more) years before being able to freely work on any projects." If t
by randomtask 16y ago
"So not only can you NOT leave your day job for a startup, you typically have to wait 2 (or more) years before being able to freely work on any projects."
If this is true then how does moving job generally work in NYC? Presumably people there aren't expected to work for one employer all their life or take years off in between jobs?
- philwelch 16y agoPerhaps they move out of NYC to a state that doesn't enforce non-competes for years, and then possibly move back.
- gamble 16y agoThese clauses are only enforced when it's an easy win for the litigator - for example, key employees going to a direct rival or a startup with no legal budget.
- randomtask 16y agoThat makes sense.