Idaho has made it easier for companies to enforce noncompete agreements
So for new tech people getting started in their careers, make sure you save up 4-6 months of income so you don&#x27;t have to put up with this garbage. They say money is power, but before that, it&#x27;s freedom.<p>Don&#x27;t allow yourself to be pushed around. If you aren&#x27;t strong enough mentally yet to do it for yourself, do it for the other people in the field who aren&#x27;t strong enough.<p>If they offer to pay you to train your replacement, tell them to pound sand and walk out. Be prepared financially.<p>If they try to force you to sign a non-compete, be willing to walk away until they make it fair and reasonable.<p>If they try to get you to sign away all your IP, tell them no.<p>Companies don&#x27;t expect you to read that contract you are signing, and most of them just pull a boilerplate contract off the internet. Almost all of them are grossly one sided to the company. This includes taking ownership of anything you&#x27;ve developed in the past on your own.<p>All of this is easy if you have 4-6 months of income saved up. You are in high demand; companies will wither on the vine without good, efficient systems running them. Now, but even more so in the future.