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Should You Sign a Non-Compete Agreement?


In some occupations, such as technology and sales-oriented occupations, non-compete agreements are common. In essence, the employer is requiring you to promise that if you leave the company, you will not hire on with a competitor within a certain period of time. (Some are not so much time as distance focused. For example, it may [...]

Five Things You Must Do Before You’re Laid Off


Like millions of Americans, my family will likely face a layoff. And, like other families we aren’t sure when we will get the news. Tomorrow? In another month? The suspense makes one reach for the bismuth. My husband has been a teacher all his adult life, but could be laid off at the end of [...]

Laid Off: Some Things I Learned


The company I worked for up until last Friday had been facing financial challenges for over a year. All of the employees knew that it was only a matter of time before the company resorted to drastic measures. We joked that one day we would arrive to work and find that our keys no longer [...]