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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In many places, geographic distance plays a part. Want to go into business next door? That’s probably a no-go. Want to go a across town, less enforceable. Different county? Even less enforceable. Different state? Less enforceable. Overseas? Almost completely unenforceable. Likewise it is difficult to prevent someone from earning a living – if their only marketable skill or lifetime of experience is in a particular field, you can’t run them broke or homeless on a no compete, particularly if they can demonstrate they aren’t actively poaching clients, inducing suppliers or co workers to come across to them etc. – often if a former employer wants you ‘on the shelf’ they’ve got to pay a fair amount for your inability to work, either on ‘gardening leave’ where you get paid regularly, or with a ‘golden parachute’ lump sum.
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