[Pc_Support] Microsoft sues Lee and Google over Lee's Non-Compete ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

Now you know why I don't sign'em.  ;->

If you're important enough, litigation will result from your former
company.  This means either the receiving party "gets the check" if they
want you bad enough, or more often, they just forget the whole thing if
they don't want you bad enough:  

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002391029_googlelee20.html  

I actually had one unscrupulous organization forge a "Non-Compete"
clause on me once, which kept me from getting a permanent position at a
Fortune 20 company (who had a policy of never hiring anyone with a "Non-
Compete," because of past lawsuits).  They then tried to swindle me with
a post-dated contract 4 months into the position, and I resigned
instead.

It won't surprise me if more direct litigation comes from Microsoft
against Google in the near future.  Just like Digital did against
Microsoft when it started stealing its best OS and other talent.
Oh how the world has changed, eh?

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Bryan J. Smith                                     b.j.smith at ieee.org 
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It is mathematically impossible for someone who makes more than you
to be anything but richer than you.  Any tax rate that penalizes them
will also penalize you similarly (to those below you, and then below
them).  Linear algebra, let alone differential calculus or even ele-
mentary concepts of limits, is mutually exclusive with US journalism.
So forget even attempting to explain how tax cuts work.  ;->