While I can see your point, as a boutique NFT agency this adds even more hesitation to my need to hire. With these new laws I’ll be training my competitors future employees who I will have trained to do what no one can at the moment. My #1 USP is that I’m the only one who can put all the pieces together. Now, anyone I train can learn my secret sauce and go out on their own. And for small business that rely on their reputation a single bad word from a former employee can kill their business in one Yelp review making expensive litigation the only option resulting in devastating consequences. I worked with small business owners for nearly two decades. While these new rulings are appropriate for large enterprises, for Mom and Pops businesses that employ 80% of the country, it’s a death sentence.
Thanks for reading and for the comment. What you're saying makes a lot of sense. If your secret sauce is really that special, can't you patent protect it? If it's a non-patentable service, then is there no difference in how you execute your service vs a how a potential competitor might execute? Also, with Mom and pops, wouldn't they all face the same situation? Employees can leave one and go work for another, so they all can both win and lose. I agree that this has a different affect for large businesses vs small ones but I don't think we should limit the freedom of workers just because some businesses could lose out. What about businesses who deserve a bad reputation. I also think that consumers are smart and self-interested. They tend to make the best decision for themselves given all the information. I still think the best products or services will win. Overall, I think the end of these clauses creates a more free labor market which is better for both employees and employers.
While I can see your point, as a boutique NFT agency this adds even more hesitation to my need to hire. With these new laws I’ll be training my competitors future employees who I will have trained to do what no one can at the moment. My #1 USP is that I’m the only one who can put all the pieces together. Now, anyone I train can learn my secret sauce and go out on their own. And for small business that rely on their reputation a single bad word from a former employee can kill their business in one Yelp review making expensive litigation the only option resulting in devastating consequences. I worked with small business owners for nearly two decades. While these new rulings are appropriate for large enterprises, for Mom and Pops businesses that employ 80% of the country, it’s a death sentence.
Thanks for reading and for the comment. What you're saying makes a lot of sense. If your secret sauce is really that special, can't you patent protect it? If it's a non-patentable service, then is there no difference in how you execute your service vs a how a potential competitor might execute? Also, with Mom and pops, wouldn't they all face the same situation? Employees can leave one and go work for another, so they all can both win and lose. I agree that this has a different affect for large businesses vs small ones but I don't think we should limit the freedom of workers just because some businesses could lose out. What about businesses who deserve a bad reputation. I also think that consumers are smart and self-interested. They tend to make the best decision for themselves given all the information. I still think the best products or services will win. Overall, I think the end of these clauses creates a more free labor market which is better for both employees and employers.