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Pretty sure non-competes or non-disclosure agreements used by Google and FB in the Seattle area have language that restricts one from working at Google and FB at the same time without permission from the employers.

(I haven't looked at one for a couple of years, but generally they are pretty onerous around these parts.)

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As an aside, I remember nonsense clauses in Incentive Stock Option agreements. Notably, there was a non-compete clause and also a paragraph stating that the clause was not enforceable in California (and I was in California).

That’s correct, this is standard language in every offer letter I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t take a primary job without a written offer letter.

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