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Non-competes have always been interesting:

"We are hiring you because you already know how to swing a hammer in our industry, but you may not use a hammer for any other company who may also have hired you for knowing how to swing a hammer"

>>j45+(OP)
They make sense where there are specific internal secrets, it's not just about IC skillset necessarily. But it's true they're definitely overused.

>>caddem+U8
For sure trade secrets are important.

What one company may consider a trade secret and whether it is can be another thing altogether.

Customer lists or sales processes for example definitely can fall under the proprietary category.