And what if my employer ends up being vindictive and does try to enforce the noncompete?<p>What you&#x27;re saying sounds exactly like what I&#x27;ve heard form every purveyor of terrible contract terms. &quot;Oh, that&#x27;s just a formality.&quot; &quot;We don&#x27;t ever enforce that clause.&quot; Well when why do you need me to sign it?!<p>Assume that every clause of everything you sign is potentially in play. If you don&#x27;t, you&#x27;re setting yourself up to be burned hard later on.