I’ll be up in Washington, D.C. most of the day to visit my old pal Bear of TTLB, who is in town for business. And while I’m at it, I got Citizen Smash to join us. In fact, I have arranged a lunch with two of the hottest guys of the blogosphere. (Alas, both married, and you two lucky ladies better know how lucky you are!)
I have not seen the Bear since he was a cub, though there’s no way it’s been as long as he told Smash at dinner last night. (I hear everything.)
After lunch, I will be visiting friends at their workplaces (must remember to bring resume… printing out now) and then off to dinner and home again,
I’ll also be refilling my freezer with kosher food. Wegman’s and Trader Joe’s both carry fresh kosher meats. Big yay for both of them.
By the way, the job I was talking about a while ago fell through due to my steadfast refusal to sign a two-year non-competition clause. Never. Gonna. Happen. If an employer has the right to fire me at will, I have the right to quit at will, even if that means moving to a company that does something similar, using skills I had to develop for my last employer. In fact, that is known as “working” in these United States.
So I am once again a free agent, and if you know anyone in the Richmond or Fredericksburg area who needs a blogger, writer, editor, web content manager/producer, and all-around print and electronic publishing maven, send ’em my way.
I almost always sign non-compete clauses. There are specific legal limits as to what they can actually cover, but they’re usually written so broadly that they’re unenforceable.
I was going to make the same comment as Eric J. In fact, I will. And just did.
The only non-compete I would ever sign is one where pay and benefits continue during the period covered.
You say you “arranged a lunch with two of the hottest guys of the blogosphere,” but I was there, and these two guys you describe never showed.
But it was fun seeing you again, anyway. Hope all went well with the not-really-an-interview thing.
This may be a silly question, but with the type of work you do… why not target companies outside of the Richmond area and telecommute? There’s got to be a company somewhere in the US desperate for your skills who would happily work out such an arrangement, no? Good writers are rare and in high demand, so why not cast a bit of a wider net and see what happens?
Regardless, Eric and HT, I will never sign a non-competition clause. Not unless my employer is willing to sign a clause giving me a year’s worth of salary after leaving his employ.
Segacs, in fact, I may just have managed that this afternoon. We shall see.