Enjoy Your Summer Internship - You May Never Work In Your Field Again By Lina Stillman


Posted August 27, 2019 by linafranco

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In a new low for management side, the Wall Street Journal exposed the ugly practice of intern non competes. That's right. Intern. Non competes.

Let me get this straight. A college or high school student goes to work for little or no pay, and they are handed a bunch of papers to sign. They're so thrilled at the opportunity to work for this company, they don't read. They just sign. They never get a copy of what they signed.

Surprise! After they graduate, they get their dream job in the industry, and along comes the nasty-gram. "Dear John, You aren't allowed to work at your dream job because you signed a non compete. You can't work in your field for two more years. By then, all the entry level jobs will be taken. Enjoy your work at McDonald's flipping burgers." And the letter to John's employer: "Dear New Employer: You hired John. He signed this non-compete. If you don't fire John, we'll sue you, your mother, your dog, and everyone you ever met."

So John is fired, and he's fighting a big corporation from the position of being unemployed. The new employer now has a bad taste in its mouth for John, so he's lost that opportunity. He's out of his field and unable to fight. Lesson: read everything before you sign, and keep copies. If you can't live with it, don't sign.

Yes, there are defenses to non-competes. But to fight them, you have to be able to afford an attorney and court costs. Most people, especially recent college grads, can't afford that.

Some states, like Massachusetts, have banned non competes for hourly and low wage employees. Illinois banned noncompeting for low wage workers. California, Oklahoma and North Dakota ban most non-competes. There are lots of bills pending that would address problems with noncompeting in various states.

I think luring interns in with the promise of job opportunity and college credit, then making them sign away their right to work in their field, is unconscionable. If you agree, support any elected official's efforts to limit or ban non competes. And vote with your money: don't do business with companies that have obnoxious non competes for interns and low wage employees.
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Last Updated August 27, 2019