• faintwhenfree@lemmus.org
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    2 days ago

    I don’t know about a lot of industries, but in finance, having a non-compete at least for a few weeks is essential as of your trading positions are known to your competitors, you end up losing quite a lot. I know it’s one giant asshole protecting itself from another giant asshole, but at least I know that usecase is justified.

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      2 days ago

      I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to reply, but I really think that situation could be covered by an NDA instead of a non-compete.

      Let the employers sue/arbitrate if they think the NDA is broken.

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      A few weeks? Try at least 12 months for quant finance.

      The UK thankfully banned this crap.