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FYI - there are already a few states that don't allow companies to enforce such draconian noncompetes.

Moving to California is better than killing yourself most of the time.

Clearly something else was going on. No mentally healthy person would kill themself because of this.

You are clearly incapable of putting yourself in the shoes of someone who is being told they cannot pursue their vocation for half a decade.

Cannot pursue your vocation in certain jurisdictions. And there are plenty of adjacent fields I suspect wouldn't be covered by the NC - like education.

> Cannot pursue your vocation in certain jurisdictions. And there are plenty of adjacent fields I suspect wouldn't be covered by the NC - like education.

I doubt the PE firm informed him of that, and I'd bet they made their NC seem bulletproof when they talked to him.

sure there are always options. but they may not be visible or accessible. maybe they can not or don't want to move because of family. maybe there are no alternative jobs in the area, maybe they hate teaching. seriously, the only sane response to non-competes is to make them illegal. everything else is missing the point.

Well yes of course the non compete is a problem.

well yes, they lost their livelyhood, and they may loose their home, their family and who knows what else.

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