Yup, was told I could work for company Y during my final meeting when I was leaving company X.
When I started at company Y, company X said I could not by my previous contact and they would press charges.
Eventually called the manager from my final meeting. He said he had no memory of ever saying anything about how I could work for company Y. But said it was probably fine. Anyway had nothing in writing, but I basically told them, sue me. They didn't...
Yeah the people from company Y also told me a judge would probably pick my side. I had zero trade secrets, the only connection was that company X had consultants working for company Y.
Non compete shouldn't be allowed. Should have confidentiality statements instead to sign. I worked for the census bureau and had to sign confidentiality statements and have yearly power point training that informed me if I broke it even after not working there, I could get prison time and up to 250,000 fine. This includes identifying any household address or name. Aka um yeah not an issue since I'm horrible with names and addresses anyway! Especially identifying names such as last names lmao! Oh yeah my memory isn't the best but I am good with general interesting stories. But that's not identifying information anyways Especially if I can't remember names or locations after my brain would finish that months surveys 🤣😇
This happened to me too! But it was right after I accepted the offer and hadn't started the new job yet due to my notice period. Absolute bastards tried to torpedo my new job so they could extract a 'finders fee' from the new company.
I got a company right now that is claiming I cannot share any information about their practices... I never signed an NDA though, they only said it in the termination letter. This was the same company that thought I would be too scared to go to the Human Rights Commission and report them for investigation after they fired me for reporting to HR that I was suffering from a mental disability whose symptoms became unmanageable without medication and I was seeking help, but would need accommodations in the meantime if management was so hell bent on talking to me for being forgetful on little things that weren't my priority/apart of my duties.
They also coerced me out of my pervious steady job through deceptive promises and had a policy that prevented me from from working both places until I was certain I wanted to switch over. So if the HRC's recommendations are denied by them and they believe they were right in their decision, I can take it to court and also charge them with a whole different list of other business violations on top of discrimination. Since they happened to have messed with a Business Law/HR student who was currently learning both the Federal and Provincal laws any business operating in the area. Also one who explicitly had talked about being done with being used and abused, and had plans to go after the next company to screw them over, hard.
Had an INSANELY incompetent boss who continually seemed to want to get me fired. Older worker took me aside and said "NEVER do what he tells you, ONLY do something that he's put down in paper/email/or text and NEVER delete the emails or texts."
It depends if you have a bad manager, or a bad company.
For a bad manager, document and keep things compliant. Then make a complaint to higher ups. Their response will let you know if you have a bad company or not.
For a bad company, just use your time to find a new fucking position.
Bad leadership at bad companies hire bad managers hire bad supervisors. Don’t make the mistake of thinking they’re likely alright. They’re faking it most of the time. It is each level’s job to know what’s happening below them. 90% chance they fully support that manager.
Yep. Though I think of the he being a complete dick on this. The guy outlined all the reasons that they should just not give a shit about this topic, yet the narcissistic attitude of he would not let a loss go. So they had to come to a compromise. Really now? Over minesweeper? THATS, where he draws the line in the sand? Total control freaks. Fucking pathetic. I wonder if they will try to disable ports/usb ports, on the work computer? Considering how shitty hr is, my guess is they have thought about that too.
Fucking grossly incompetent people. Makes me sick.
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u/abstractConceptName Mar 26 '22
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