Sure, like if the non-compete isn&#x27;t that onerous for you (some are as short as 6 months, and some firms pay your salary for the duration of the non-compete), and you get compensated for it (e.g. a large salary boost).<p>Also, many firms in finance enforce non-competes as well as many other restrictions, e.g. mandatory approval for trading in personal accounts.  So if you want to work in this industry, it&#x27;s not easy to avoid them without compromising something else.