People like Josh, on the other hand, should be fired on the spot.
I don't think so. They can just be recognised for what they are, and treated accordingly. Think of him as a fire extinguisher--a pain in the ass to clean up after, but from time to time invaluable.
The problem is that management will go for the fire extinguisher most of the time. And "later" means that it will never be re-implemented carefully.
Maybe is good that they didn't choose Windows, but Linspire (IMHO) is much worse.
I've tried linspire and I couldn't do anything without paying.
On the other hand, Ubuntu has worked much better in cheaper hardware and the installation for new applications is SO much easier (and FREE).
I understand what you say about how a contract should be honored. I personally think is the base for doing business. But in some cases (maybe this isn't the case) the contract forbids you to do exactly what you've learned or what you are good at.
It doesn't look like he's going to have financial troubles, but in other cases it can lead to very desperate situations. In my country, this kind of contracts are usually so broad that you can't work for two years except maybe at MacDonalds. But they can't enforce them actually, because our judges know that it's unconstitutional.
But then again... IANAL and I'm not a US citizen:)
Look, I despise non-compete clauses just as much as the next geek, but a contract is a contract is a contract. If you sign your name to a contract stating you won't do something, you shouldn't do it.
This is not true. You cannot resign to your rights. The right to earn a living should come first, no matter what you've signed.
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People like Josh, on the other hand, should be fired on the spot.
I don't think so. They can just be recognised for what they are, and treated accordingly. Think of him as a fire extinguisher--a pain in the ass to clean up after, but from time to time invaluable.
The problem is that management will go for the fire extinguisher most of the time. And "later" means that it will never be re-implemented carefully.
Maybe there are a lot of adults at this time. You know... their brains don't work that well...
I'm not living in the US, so I was curious about "venue picking".
Off-topic, I know, but interesting link anyway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum-shopping/
Quoting (freely) Forrest Gump:
"Monopolist is as monopolist does."
Maybe is good that they didn't choose Windows, but Linspire (IMHO) is much worse.
I've tried linspire and I couldn't do anything without paying.
On the other hand, Ubuntu has worked much better in cheaper hardware and the installation for new applications is SO much easier (and FREE).
I understand what you say about how a contract should be honored. I personally think is the base for doing business. But in some cases (maybe this isn't the case) the contract forbids you to do exactly what you've learned or what you are good at. :)
It doesn't look like he's going to have financial troubles, but in other cases it can lead to very desperate situations. In my country, this kind of contracts are usually so broad that you can't work for two years except maybe at MacDonalds. But they can't enforce them actually, because our judges know that it's unconstitutional.
But then again... IANAL and I'm not a US citizen
This is not true. You cannot resign to your rights. The right to earn a living should come first, no matter what you've signed.
I didn't found the "profit" joke :D
Here it goes:
1- Get a wacky belief...
2- Get a lawyer...
3- ?????
4- Profit!