Red flags hidden in execution of work quotes

Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter

EP 3069 This administrative offer looks great, but have you checked out the beautiful prints on non-competitive or non-conquer clauses? The show reveals why overly broad restrictions are a huge red flag that may catch you and limit your future career development.

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OK, let’s go straight in. Imagine it. You just gave you an incredible execution.

The character is perfect. The salary is great. You are absolutely ready to sign.

It feels like you’ve reached the jackpot. But hang for one second. Did you really, really read the beautiful print before you popped up the champagne? Because hidden in that legal language, there may be something that makes this dream job a nightmare.

So let’s talk about this hidden clause. This is something that most people stand out from all the excitement. But trust me, understanding this is absolutely crucial to protecting your career.

So what are we actually talking about here? It is called a non-competitive clause. Basically, it’s part of your contract and say, hey, after leaving us, you can’t work for your competitors for a certain amount of time. Now, it should protect the company, but ultimately it can box you.

This is a real danger. The problem is that the language is super fuzzy. I’m talking about terms that say you can’t work in the entire industry or in any related company.

It’s not just about protecting some secrets. This is a trap that can lock you into your career. And the consequences of signing one of these bad boys? This is not only a little inconvenience.

We are talking about putting your entire career on the ice. This is a huge deal for any senior leader. Absent is not just about unemployment.

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This means you lose all your valuable motivation. You are no longer in the loop. You have spent years on the network and maybe decades of architecture start to get cold.

This is a career timeout that you never asked for and absolutely cannot afford. How long do we say it? Often, these things take one to two years. Just think about it.

24 months. In today’s world of changing in the blink of an eye, the two-year gap not only pauses your career, but it can be severely derailed. Now, you might be thinking, OK, this sounds bad, but this is a problem with C-suites, right? OK, not that fast.

Let me tell you a quick story showing how far this risk is from the ladder. So, there is this director-level guy, not even C-Suite. He signed a very broad non-competitive one.

what happened? He was forced to sit on the bench for a whole year. Getting this, the company paid him something to make the clause legally valid, but that’s only a small part of his salary. He has taken a huge blow both in his wallet and his career.

OK, I know this sounds horrible, but that’s good news. There is nothing you can do here. Seeing in your quotes non-competition is not the end of the road.

In fact, this is the beginning of a very important conversation. To be honest, having some kind of non-competition is very standard, especially the higher you go. Companies have real things they need to protect.

So seeing one in a contract is not a dangerous flag, but just stays away from the entire deal. The keys don’t completely get rid of the terms. What really matters is making sure that the language is reasonable to you and is actually enforceable where you live.

That’s where you have the power. This brings us to the most important point. These terms are not written in stone.

You can, absolutely, negotiate them. Think about it, they are hiring you to be a leader. A large part of this shows that you can advocate fair trading from the very beginning.

So, what does smart negotiation actually look like? Well, your whole goal is to take a dangerous broad language and shape it into something specific and fair to every participant. Just look at the difference here. Danger clause says you can’t work within 24 months in the entire industry.

That’s a professional killer, simple and clear. What you want is something reasonable, such as you can’t actively cook a specific customer list within 6 to 12 months. look? One puts you in a cage, the other just puts a small fence.

This timeline is crucial. As we said, a 24-month ban could completely undermine your career momentum. Your goal is to go down in this digital way.

Pushing about 6 to 12 months. This provides you with a way to get back to the game before you are forgotten. So, let’s review your mission.

This is your negotiation goal. One, that time period. Second, narrow down the geographical area so you won’t be locked in your own city.

Third, it’s a big one, changing the wording from the entire industry to a short list of direct competitors or clients. This is how to protect yourself. So the next time that amazing one offers land in your inbox, you’ll know what to do.

You don’t just have to look at your salary. You will flip directly to the beautiful print and then you can negotiate. Not only for work, but for the entire future.

Will you be ready?

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