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>I only really know the finance and software fields well and there its very acceptable for an employee to leave for a competitor

Maybe in California. Non-competes are a reality pretty much everywhere else.

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People leave for competitors all the time in many states. It's the norm rather than the exception. The exceptions usually involve high-level people taking a similar position with a direct competitor. (There are also some specific professional services-type organizations that take a hard line. The thinking there is mostly that they'll take clients with them even if they don't actively solicit.)

Everywhere?

/me raises one eyebrow

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