tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post7482906388938447868..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Jimmy John's employees and non-compete agreementsChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-89470607266539884382014-10-20T10:06:10.590-04:002014-10-20T10:06:10.590-04:00Usually the expectation in a new area is several l...Usually the expectation in a new area is several locations opening in one go. I saw documentation once for Krispy Kreme and I think they wanted plans for 3-5 within a certain time frame. I can't believe the length (two years), I imagine this would be uneforceable, but it annoys me they even try to write them in the first place for a position like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-39444189457374449212014-10-20T08:42:09.966-04:002014-10-20T08:42:09.966-04:00My former employer threatened to sue several peopl...My former employer threatened to sue several people over non-compete clauses. It was an empty threat; the company ended up dropping the lawsuit in every case I'm aware of. They can stop people from stealing IP, but not from making a living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-36501363663288463822014-10-19T19:08:50.430-04:002014-10-19T19:08:50.430-04:00I'd bet you need more scratch than that to get...I'd bet you need more scratch than that to get a franchise. My brother-in-law looked into a Dairy Queen franchise a few years back. One of the criteria to qualify was having a half a million in *liquid* assets.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40470661429442306172014-10-19T16:36:04.967-04:002014-10-19T16:36:04.967-04:00Actually, non-competes are generally unenforceable...Actually, non-competes are generally unenforceable except in the most IP-heavy positions.State law governs the degree to which they are enforceable, however, a non-compete must be "reasonable" for it to have teeth. There are many articles available out there, here's one for example: http://www.hrexaminer.com/is-your-non-compete-agreement-enforceable/ I'm not thinking that Jimmy Johns has a lot of of IP there.<br /><br />Whenever I begin to work for a client, I always request an non-disclosure agreement, which is a form of non-compete. Some of them are just plain unreasonable, the worst I have seen was 12 pages. I usually read through the whole thing, get out my nasty red marker and start striking out lines until it becomes reasonable and send it back. The usual comment I get is, "You're the first consultant to ever read this." Harry Elstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091371872387480309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-53261389070488125272014-10-18T06:05:52.863-04:002014-10-18T06:05:52.863-04:00+1+1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-72048820788487646672014-10-17T19:28:11.140-04:002014-10-17T19:28:11.140-04:00perhaps this is a clause that is only enforced if ...perhaps this is a clause that is only enforced if someone opens their own Subway/Quiznos/etc franchise across the street? if I were going to pop the 19K-30K for a franchise license + building + initial payroll and inventory I would probably get a job as a cashier/'artist' at a future competitor for a bit to know the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17853733960583028422014-10-17T16:47:54.302-04:002014-10-17T16:47:54.302-04:00This is further evidence of a STEM worker shortage...This is further evidence of a STEM worker shortage. (Sandwich, Tempura, Empanada, Muffins). It's a shortage of extremely highly skilled labor, because not just anyone can science together a sandwich without spending over a decade in specialized schooling. We need to encourage all our children to go to culinary arts institutes and take out mortgage-sized loans in the process. In the mean time, we need to expand the Sand-1BLT visa cap to allow the best and brightest sandwich workers from around the world to help fill the gap.Sand Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhsmtWrjEInoreply@blogger.com