Post full article. Doesnot work in incognito
People recruit former colleagues all the time in California. There are ways around it. One of those is to have the hiring manager or recruiter reach out to the candidate (former colleague) directly and without your assistance in writing (email, online referral). If a company (and recruiters) wants top talent they will find a way to get that talent. đ
Non competes are never enforced lol
They are in certain situations. When the company pays one to not compete as part of the exit package, for example.
Itâs a really good thing. Patents and copyrights should be the right avenue to protect trade secrets (it needs to be updated for the digital age). Then let employees flow to their best use and highest payment potential. This will help startups and competitors compete against tech oligopolies. Right now they have a âdo not hire my guysâ I wonât hire yoursâ implicit rule.
Will be fun.