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Originally posted by egregore:
If the job sucks, vote with your feet,

Not always an option.

I once took a job with an NCC that forbade me from taking a job at any other hospital within 100 miles for two years after leaving. I was hard up for work locally at the time and just signed it without thinking ahead. The job royally sucked and I hated going in every day. A great place, 30 miles down the road, offered me a job and I was unable to take it. It really pissed me off at the time, but in retrospect, had I taken it I wouldn't be where I'm at now...so there's that.

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Originally posted by Blume9mm:
I was told/taught they won't stand up in court... at least a standard one... the only contract you can make is to put a price on the training you paid for the employee and they have to pay that back if they leave and go to work for someone else.... you can't stop them from working where they want to but you can put a price on the investment to put into hiring and training them.

Same here, I have been told the signed clause is unenforceable.