After 26,000 public comments, FTC to vote on rule banning noncompete agreements

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3. Non-compete clauses keep you from

Using your past experience to get better jobs.

A friend of mine ran a cleaning contract for a large corporation. They made him sign a noncompete clause in order to keep his job, then turned around and fired him 2 months later.

He was offered numerous other jobs of a similar nature. They all backed out on hearing about the non compete clause. He could not manage cleaning services for anyone for a year, according to the clause.

Once a prospective employer heard he had a non-compete clause they were afraid to hire him due to possible litigation. It extended to most any management job he applied to. He stop listing that job, to avoid the issue. But he took a big cut in pay, and lost out on some good jobs because he couldn't list his past experience.