POV you just got handed a non-compete

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The video resonates by dramatizing a common, high-stress corporate experience, using relatable humor to critique workplace power dynamics.

Summary

A skit depicts a conversation between an employee and an employer regarding the restrictive nature of a non-compete agreement. The video highlights the frustration and lack of agency employees often feel when presented with such contracts.

Structure

1Employer presents a non-compete agreement
2Employee questions the scope of the restriction
3Employer explains the legal consequences of violating the agreement
4Employee expresses disbelief at the industry standard
5Employee reluctantly signs the document

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POV you just got handed a non-compete last form it's your non compete just sign at the bottom interesting... that's my entire field so if I leave I can't work in the thing I do for two years? explore your options excuse me? okay what happens if I do work for a competitor WTH so it's not recommended Is this a joke? you'll bankrupt my new job to punish me for leaving? unfortunately, it is not. well we prefer protecting our intellectual property does everyone sign this? That makes it worse. I mean it's not like I have a choice right no you don't welcome to the team Welcome to the trap 💀

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Is it really about protecting IP… or is it about control? #corporatelife #noncompete #workhumor #careeradvice #POV

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POV you just got handed a non-compete. Last form, it's your non-compete. Just sign at the bottom. Okay, sure. What does this cover? If you leave, you can't work for any of our competitors for two years. Interesting... that's my entire field. Mmhmm. So if I leave, I can't work in the thing I do for two years? Right, explore your options. Excuse me? Okay, what happens if I do work for a competitor? Well, we would take legal action against your new company that would cost so much money to respond to that would outpace your salary and they would have to let you go. So it's not recommended. Is this a joke? You'll bankrupt my new job to punish me for leaving? Well, we prefer protecting our intellectual property. Does everyone sign this? Oh yes, it's industry standard. That makes it worse. I mean it's not like I have a choice, right? No, you don't. Here you go. Welcome to the team.