Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages
I've had non competes at my last 3 jobs (all in web hosting)The first, a darling "startup" adored by investors and customers alike sued me twice, sent a process server to my door at 6am on a saturday and tried to call me in for a deposition the afternoon of Christmas eve.  They regularly win company culture awards and receive undeserved praise for being a place people can grow.  I had a chance to grow from IC to VP and they did everything they could legally do to stop me.The second, a publicly traded hosting company that has battled negative public perception for years had an EVP handle it wherein he basically said "sounds like you are leaving for a great opportunity.  We wish you and your family well and you'll always be 'one of us.'"The third company voluntarily and without my asking remover the non compete from my separation paperwork.Non competes are a disaster and always will be.  But how companies enforce them is the real culprit.