The Great ThunThun*
How DARE you!?
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Non-compete clause is the least controversial news out of this whole fiasco.
Umm.. no sweety.
I'm not sure why is it generating so much butthurt in these comments, when it is just good businesses practice. You can't have a guy who has so much in-depth knowledge of inner workings of the company joining the competition within 24 hours.
These clauses are increasingly common nowadays and they rarely last longer then 6 to 12 months. It really is not that big of a deal.
Not always true. It is definitely a good business practice as business practices go when you actually have *critical insight into ideas on the competitive edge*. If MCA was a programmer working on Crytech's latest algorithm to generate the collision models then, yeah he would be taking away potentially damaging information away from the company. In this case, this is hardly the issue.
Although, to the best of my knowledge, a non-compete clause is usually tied to a generous severance package. You can't work but we will give you a bucket of dolla for the time you have to sit on the sidelines. It's a fair deal then. So how does Chris go from being a co-owner, co-founder and practically a public face of the company, to having no money, no insurance AND a non-compete on top of it all, I have no idea, but it boggles the mind.
Unfortunately, in modern contracts, this is not a quid pro quo that you imagine. It *should* be. But it is not. Look, I know what you are saying and in the right context, it makes sense. But not here and not with MCA.