[Dave L]

I have signed a few noncompete's. One included that I couldnt work for a competitor in the same territory that I was currently in. I did end up going to a competitor and no one asked what territory I was looking after. Another stipulated that you cant call your existing customers for a definded period of time (cant remember the exact details). You have to get a hold of that document to see the exact clauses in it. With all that said, they cant prevent you from making a living. If you have X number of years in an industry they cant just say that you cant work in that industry.

You wont make enemies if they were good friends to start with. If they wernt friends then who cares? I worked for a guy who went to another company to be a sales manager. One month I killed him taking one of his best customers, closed another deal that originated with him and kept a customer selling directly against one of his guys. We kept in contact and still had lunch together for quite some time (have since lost touch)