re: New Employee Contract , Non-Compete 3 Years

You are an exec level person and you do not have a lawyer to handle this? Something doesn’t add up. Hell I’m not an exec and I keep an employment lawyer on a small retainer to handle these sort of matters for me.(I’m in tech).

3 years is excessive and this sounds like a small or outdated/old school company to pull something like this. If they are insisting, Best option is to negotiate a lucrative severance package including three years compensation. You can also get a lawyer to strike things in the agreement. My lawyer redlines these things all of the time.

Best advice I can give you is to seek a competent employment lawyer to handle this for you and don’t seek the advice of a sports discussion board.