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      On 5/22/13 2:22 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:<br>
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      <div>Would that clause even be legal or enforcable? Sounds like a
        question for labor-law attorney.</div>
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      <div>I have read that some pre-employment/non-compete agreements
        are legally invalid because they impose excessive harm on the
        employee's ability to earn a living. I am not sure what makes
        this true.</div>
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      <div>On Wed, 22 May 2013 14:06:21 -0400, Jerald Sheets
        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:questy@gmail.com">&lt;questy@gmail.com&gt;</a> wrote:<br>
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        <div>Pre-employ agreement</div>
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          <div>On May 22, 2013, at 1:38 PM, leam hall &lt;<a
              moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com">leamhall@gmail.com</a>&gt;
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            <div dir="ltr">They have control of your off hours work?
              Obviously saying anything negative or sharing corporate
              information is a no-no; but I didn't think any corporation
              could control your off hours time. <br>
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              <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 12:09 PM,
                Jerald Sheets <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:questy@gmail.com" target="_blank">questy@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
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                  I'm in a weird spot in that my employer doesn't allow
                  any of that without a pass from legal. &nbsp;If somehow I
                  get tagged to their employ and happen to have a
                  popular article (happened a couple times on <a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://Linux.com">Linux.com</a>
                  in 2003-2005 and MacApper a couple years later) I
                  could be fired.<br>
                  <br>
                  I love to write and I love to host Linux groups and be
                  a part of the community... &nbsp;I'm just not allowed right
                  now. &nbsp;:(<br>
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                  Maybe soon.<br>
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                  --jms<br>
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                      On May 22, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Sparr &lt;<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:sparr0@gmail.com">sparr0@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                      wrote:<br>
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                      &gt; I've had a couple of recruiters call me after
                      seeing my github repos.<br>
                      &gt; Sadly none have ever mentioned my
                      StackOverflow/Exchange profiles<br>
                      &gt; (yet!). Having published work out there, even
                      small stuff, can<br>
                      &gt; definitely produce leads in unexpected
                      places.<br>
                      &gt;<br>
                      &gt; On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 5:57 AM, Leam Hall
                      &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com">leamhall@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                      wrote:<br>
                      &gt;&gt; In a few minutes I'll get a call from a
                      well known company that mostly<br>
                      &gt;&gt; started as a search engine. The person
                      calling found me due to work I have<br>
                      &gt;&gt; done on a technical project.<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; Last year I wrote a blog post for job
                      seekers.<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://leamhall.blogspot.com/2012/06/10-vital-tips-for-job-seeker.html"
                        target="_blank">http://leamhall.blogspot.com/2012/06/10-vital-tips-for-job-seeker.html</a><br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; If you are considering a job search
                      within the next twelve months I<br>
                      &gt;&gt; recommend the blog post. In this case #8
                      and #9 paid off for me.<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; If you are of a religious mind you may be
                      familiar with Proverbs 22:29.<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; "Do you see a man skilled in his work? He
                      will serve before kings; he will<br>
                      &gt;&gt; not serve before obscure men."<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; No matter what the outcome, know this:
                      that a self-educated guy who started<br>
                      &gt;&gt; his career doing manual work in a
                      furniture plant is getting this call tells<br>
                      &gt;&gt; me anyone out there can move forward if
                      they apply themselves.<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt; Leam<br>
                      &gt;&gt;<br>
                      &gt;&gt;
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        <div>Jay Lozier<br>
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