I see a lot of advice here to never sign a non-compete form.  Sounds reasonable, but I have another possibly simpler suggestion.<p>I&#x27;ve been asked to sign 3 non-compete agreements in the course of my career, in spite of working the entirety of it in California, where they&#x27;re useless.  When I got the first one, I consulted a lawyer who told me as much and suggested I sign it with all of the non-compete language redlined out.<p>I&#x27;ve done that with all 3 of them, and have never once gotten so much as a comment about it from my employers. The hiring manager is happy to get al his paperwork, HR is apparently happy to have a bunch of stuff to file away, and I&#x27;m pretty sure legal either knew I was in the right or they never even looked at it.