Years ago during the EMC acquisition Dell forced everyone to sign a non-compete. Now that we’re going thru a RIF does anyone know if those are valid? Enforced? What defines a competitor? Is it just a hardware manufacturer?
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Non-compete clauses are still valid even if you've been laid off, but it's highly unlikely that Dell would try to enforce them as the courts would most likely rule against them given that you were laid off.
Only at the highest levels could this even possibly be enforced.
EMC management on certain level were extremely dishonest bunch - nepotism and the bro culture were rampant. At certain point the INS stopped reviewing any Green card applications originating from EMC Corp and I think this ban continued for at least 5 years.
Dell has lawyers up the wazoo.
Lawyers are extremely important for corporations like Oracle and Dell. Without cutting edge lawyers these corporation will meet their demise very quickly.
Yes. It is enforced. Dell has lawyers up the wazoo.
ya, first I heard of this.
"Now that we’re going thru a RIF"
We are?