Re: HELP - Bad contract wording?

Subject: Re: HELP - Bad contract wording?
From: JIMCHEVAL -at- AOL -dot- COM
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 13:38:19 -0400

In a message dated 97-09-07 08:31:52 EDT, bosscomm -at- interlog -dot- com writes:

<<
"The Contractor agrees not to enter into any direct or indirect
contracts to provide similar services to a <company> customer as those
provided by Contractor herein other than through <company> during the
term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the
termination or expiration thereof, without the prior written consent of
<company>." >>
No way. Outrageous. For any length of contract, but for two months it's
almost comical.

Personally, I'd just send back the contract with that clause barred and
initialed. If they want you badly enough, they'll just accept it. If they
hold to it, well, you reallly really don't want to work with someone who's
that intent on locking you into working for them exclusively (which would be
the effective result.)

Jim C.
Los Angeles
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