Much as I&#x27;m against non-competes under most circumstances...<p>&gt;The specific issue with the author of this article is that she did not disclose her prior noncompete to the new employer.<p>In fact, according to the original WSJ article, &quot;In applying for the job at the Reuters newswire, she checked a box saying she wasn’t subject to any noncompete agreement. Her termination letter from Reuters, which was reviewed by the Journal, said that mistake cost her the job.&quot;<p>I get that she had supposedly forgotten she had signed one but it puts Reuters in a tough situation.