Eli5: how exactly can companies enforce non-compete contracts? How is it their business what company you go to, and how would they even know?

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Eli5: how exactly can companies enforce non-compete contracts? How is it their business what company you go to, and how would they even know?

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Lots of people talking about the legality of non competes and no one answering ops question. You don’t have to tell them where you are going. The only way they would find out is if you tell them or post about it on a place like LinkedIn. Unless your a high level manager or executive they likely aren’t going to even try to investigate where you went after leaving.