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Need advice on whether Asked to sign a confidentiality and non-compete contract or just leave my job of, after working here 10+ yearsyears; how should I approach this?

Is it normal to have a generic Intellectual Property agreement without specifically naming out what is considered to be IP/Confidential? After

After working as a web developer and then as a manager for the past 10+ years with this company, they have asked me to sign an intellectual property/confidentiality agreement, along with a non-compete contract. I have built an app for the company and I will be turning over the rights to all that source code with this agreement. There

There is no expiration on this confidentiality agreement, since it includes trade secrets. Based on this confidentiality agreement, all information possessed by me during my employment (10+ years) is considered confidential and therefore company property. Has

Has anyone experienced any issues with signing such a broad contract? Is this normal contract terms for IT/web development industry? Looking for advice on if I should sign it, or just move on.

Need advice on whether to sign a confidentiality and non-compete contract or just leave my job of 10+ years

Is it normal to have a generic Intellectual Property agreement without specifically naming out what is considered to be IP/Confidential? After working as a web developer and then as a manager for the past 10+ years with this company, they have asked me to sign an intellectual property/confidentiality agreement, along with a non-compete contract. I have built an app for the company and I will be turning over the rights to all that source code with this agreement. There is no expiration on this confidentiality agreement, since it includes trade secrets. Based on this confidentiality agreement, all information possessed by me during my employment (10+ years) is considered confidential and therefore company property. Has anyone experienced any issues with signing such a broad contract? Is this normal contract terms for IT/web development industry? Looking for advice on if I should sign it, or just move on.

Asked to sign a confidentiality and non-compete contract, after working here 10+ years; how should I approach this?

Is it normal to have a generic Intellectual Property agreement without specifically naming out what is considered to be IP/Confidential?

After working as a web developer and then as a manager for the past 10+ years with this company, they have asked me to sign an intellectual property/confidentiality agreement, along with a non-compete contract. I have built an app for the company and I will be turning over the rights to all that source code with this agreement.

There is no expiration on this confidentiality agreement, since it includes trade secrets. Based on this confidentiality agreement, all information possessed by me during my employment (10+ years) is considered confidential and therefore company property.

Has anyone experienced any issues with signing such a broad contract? Is this normal contract terms for IT/web development industry? Looking for advice on if I should sign it, or just move on.

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Need advice on whether to sign a confidentiality and non-compete contract or just leave my job of 10+ years

Is it normal to have a generic Intellectual Property agreement without specifically naming out what is considered to be IP/Confidential? After working as a web developer and then as a manager for the past 10+ years with this company, they have asked me to sign an intellectual property/confidentiality agreement, along with a non-compete contract. I have built an app for the company and I will be turning over the rights to all that source code with this agreement. There is no expiration on this confidentiality agreement, since it includes trade secrets. Based on this confidentiality agreement, all information possessed by me during my employment (10+ years) is considered confidential and therefore company property. Has anyone experienced any issues with signing such a broad contract? Is this normal contract terms for IT/web development industry? Looking for advice on if I should sign it, or just move on.