June 18th, 2013, 5:15 am
Hi,I have some employment opportunities at hi-tech firms - GE and the like. The problem is all hi-tech companies want you to sign agreements saying things along the lines of "we own anything you may ever invent in the future that has anything to do with our business even if you're not employed with us when you invent it" I have a desire to own my own business, and there's a chance i may get an idea while working at a company that is a solution to some problem that the business/business' customers face. I'd want to profit from this, rather than letting my employer do so (note i'm not talking about stealing an employers IP at all). For this reason I am hesitant to work at any hi-tech company, as I don't want top handcuff myself by signing over any ideas I may have to my potential employer. Is this a flawed view - that hi-tech companies aren't even worth applying to, because they all make you sign these agreements?
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albertmills on June 17th, 2013, 10:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.