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Yours is a story that is repeated over and over on this forum. Several people have been saved from signing the paperwork because they researched this forum first.
You have helped others by telling of your experience. I've never heard of anyone having a good experience with the company you mentioned.
You might want to speak to an attorney to see how restricted you actually are. It may not be as bad as you think.
I left a company once that had a non-compete on me. I went to work for their direct competitor which was only 1-mile away from them. I was very upfront with them and gave a 2-weeks notice and told them exactly where I was going and why.
Their legal department mailed one letter to me at the new business which said if I approached any of the contacts I had made through them, I would be sued. I wrote them back and said, I don't need your contacts and I wouldn't bother with approaching them. I also told them to go ahead and sue me rather than waste any more time on letters if they thought they had a case. I never heard from them again.
It's been over 10-years ago since that happened.
You have helped others by telling of your experience. I've never heard of anyone having a good experience with the company you mentioned.
You might want to speak to an attorney to see how restricted you actually are. It may not be as bad as you think.
I left a company once that had a non-compete on me. I went to work for their direct competitor which was only 1-mile away from them. I was very upfront with them and gave a 2-weeks notice and told them exactly where I was going and why.
Their legal department mailed one letter to me at the new business which said if I approached any of the contacts I had made through them, I would be sued. I wrote them back and said, I don't need your contacts and I wouldn't bother with approaching them. I also told them to go ahead and sue me rather than waste any more time on letters if they thought they had a case. I never heard from them again.
It's been over 10-years ago since that happened.