If an Lockheed engineer left plans for the intakes of the SR-71 sitting on a bar stool, you can bet Kelly Johnson would have fired him just as his foot was surgically removed from his ass.
Left at a bar, riiiiiight.
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April 27, 2010 9:34 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
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April 27, 2010 9:53 p.m. RexSeven Dork
^Agreed. From what I've read about Apple, leaking a prototype iPhone 4 to the public is NOT their modus operendi. They are extremely secretive with what gets released and when, and they vet the media channels they give exclusives and interviews with often. I'd bet Steve Jobs was ripE36 M3 when he found out the phone was lost.
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April 28, 2010 6:25 a.m. Clay Reader
And if fired, I highly doubt that software engineer would be valuable to a competitor any time soon. It's called a No-Compete agreement and if there's any company who would be sure and make you sign one, it would be Apple.
When I worked for Goodyear I signed one. I agreed I would not work for another tire company within 1 year of leaving Goodyear. Out of curiousity, I talked with Michelin about it and they refuse to hire anyone who has EVER worked for another tire company. Goodyear didn't have the same policy as we hired people with previous Michelin experience (after the No-Compete agreement lapsed).
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April 28, 2010 12:00 p.m. sobe_death Reader
Most No-Compete agreements are completely void if you leave your position unvoluntarily (aka TERMINATED).
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April 28, 2010 2:21 p.m. Xceler8x Dork
sobe_death wrote:
Most No-Compete agreements are completely void if you leave your position unvoluntarily (aka TERMINATED).
Most of them are also non-enforceable depending on your state. A corporation, again in some states, can't take away your livelihood just for the sake of enforcing a noncompete.
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April 28, 2010 4:02 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
Xceler8x wrote:
sobe_death wrote:
Most No-Compete agreements are completely void if you leave your position unvoluntarily (aka TERMINATED).
Most of them are also non-enforceable depending on your state. A corporation, again in some states, can't take away your livelihood just for the sake of enforcing a noncompete.
void-able, and even in some states where they are enforceable, they still have to be reasonable. like they can't say you're not allowed to repair cars for 5 years if you work for a repair shop or something.
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April 28, 2010 4:43 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
Strizzo wrote:
Xceler8x wrote:
sobe_death wrote:
Most No-Compete agreements are completely void if you leave your position unvoluntarily (aka TERMINATED).
Most of them are also non-enforceable depending on your state. A corporation, again in some states, can't take away your livelihood just for the sake of enforcing a noncompete.
void-able, and even in some states where they are enforceable, they still have to be reasonable. like they can't say you're not allowed to repair cars for 5 years if you work for a repair shop or something.
There is a great story about a friend of ours that was an engineer at Livernois Performance. He was told to sign a NC contract within this big pile of paperwork, after looking at it he notspecifically stated he could not go to work for Roush, Saleen or Ford. He "forgot" to sign the contract. When he quit and went to Saleen, they attempted to sue for it. Case never made it to court.
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April 29, 2010 8:32 a.m. Tetzuoe Reader
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April 29, 2010 9:59 a.m. sobe_death Reader
ROFL ROFL!!!
I'm getting strange looks at work
