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Former IBM Exec Ordered To Stop Working For Apple
tom_guyette writes "ComputerWorld reports a federal judge has ordered former IBM executive Mark Papermaster, recently hired as Apple's vice president of hardware devices engineering, to stop working for Apple. The judge's ruling is based on a motion for preliminary injunction made by IBM, which states Papermaster's new job violates a non-compete agreement he signed in 2006. In response, Papermaster asserted to the court that 'Nothing about his new job will implicate any trade secrets from IBM.'"
Don't SIGN it. It truly is THAT simple. If you sign it then it is YOUR word. If you can't keep that you're nothing. YOU said YOU would do something.
No, I didn't give my word. I performed a physical action required to get a job. Signature != agreement. That's why I can't just trick you into signing a check (for example, placing it under another sheet so it looks like you're signing some perfunctory document, like a shipping invoice).
I can guarantee you very few people sign a non-compete agreement because they truly agree with it. They sign it because they think they have to (and they probably do) in order to get a job.
I don't have a high order for moral values either.
Sorry, I couldn't hear you from way up there on that high horse.
Hell, I think the best business person to walk the Earth was probably Bill Gates. I admire his flare. But no... If I say I'm going to do something than you can bet your ass I do it.
Then you're a jackass. Bill Gates violates more agreements by breakfast than you enter into during a year.
Today is the birthday of the Corps. That might have a small amount to do with my obsession with this topic.
Oh, that explains it. You've participated in an organization where you've given away your freedom and sovereignty over yourself, where the reliability of those around you can mean life and death, and you expect the rest of the world to act in the same way. Sorry, it's just not going to happen.
It has nothing to do with my views/values however. You are only as good as the word you give.
Do you even know what the words "views", "values" and "morals" even mean?
A signature is more valuable than a handshake. Don't sign it if you're not intent on keeping it and willing to keep it no matter what happens.
"Sorry, honey. I can't move to a better job. I promised not to, and my promise is more important than you and the kids. I'm sure you understand."