I have a contract with an employer through September 2007. Can I quit? There is also a no compete clause, meaning that I can't go to work for the contractor we sub contract with for a full 6 months. Is there a way to get out of that? What can I do to void my contract?

You will have to have the contract reviewed by a local attorney. There is no way we can interpret a contract we have not read in its entirety (and no, don't post it here), plus contract law is extremely state specific; we don't have any lawyers licensed to practice in Alaska who respond here (to my knowledge).

:D thanks. Now the tricky part of asking for a copy of my contact from my employer. any suggestions? :D

You didn't get a copy of what you signed? :confused:

my fault, I know. I was excited at the time, now...not so much. :(

now...not so much. :(

oops, BTDT. How about innocently "I was going through my files and I don't appear to be able to locate my copy of my employment contract. May I get another copy for my records, please?" :p

oops, BTDT. How about innocently "I was going through my files and I don't appear to be able to locate my copy of my employment contract. May I get another copy for my records, please?" :p

That might do the trick, although there have been recent events that might lead him to believe other wise. I asked another employee for a copy and much to my shock the duration of the no compete is 3 years. which seems totally excessive to me. ugg. I have a shot at a much better paying job with benefits, and vacation time but now I'm locked into this sweat shop web development outfit. I'm getting a lawyers. Thanks.

I asked another employee for a copy and much to my shock the duration of the no compete is 3 years. which seems totally excessive to me. ugg.

If your contract truely DID say 6 months and when you review it. it says 3 years - verify your signature and then if you have any doubts - insist on seeing the one with the original signature, not a copy.

Or if theres no signature on their copy, then your free

If your contract truely DID say 6 months and when you review it. it says 3 years - verify your signature and then if you have any doubts - insist on seeing the one with the original signature, not a copy.

Or if theres no signature on their copy, then your free


I just remembered that the contract was emailed to me when I was first hired and it did indeed say 3 years for employees working for the company for 1 or more year. I've forwarded my contract to an attorney and I'm hoping he can find some loop hole. I guess I unserstand from my employers point of view. But he didn't do anything special to train me, in fact our contrator did all the training while my boss reaped the benefits. Morally crappy but a deal is a deal. I'll have to move to get another job.

You may still be able to get out of it if you didnt sign anywhere (email)

You may still be able to get out of it if you didnt sign anywhere (email)

No, I signed it. I'm in it for better or for worse. It's a catch 22 I wouldn't have gotten the experience without the job, but now that I have the experience I can get a way better job. All that he did was take a chance. which wasn't much of a chance at all.

Without giving a company name, what type of field is it in? It in no way allows me to offer any further advice, Im just always curious about how people make their living :D

Without giving a company name, what type of field is it in? It in no way allows me to offer any further advice, Im just always curious about how people make their living :D


software engineering. there are only half a dozen or so outfits that do this type of work in ak

Actually, it DOES allow me to offer another option. If you started your own company and did "contract" work for them by the hour, that might release you. This would also allow you to work for some other companys as well. If nothing else it would allow you to stay employed in the same field without moving. Every day you stay there is 1 more day longer that the Non Compete clause is effective.

Actually, it DOES allow me to offer another option. If you started your own company and did "contract" work for them by the hour, that might release you. This would also allow you to work for some other companys as well. If nothing else it would allow you to stay employed in the same field without moving. Every day you stay there is 1 more day longer that the Non Compete clause is effective.

ugg, it forbids that also. But, like I said, these guys aren't the only company to work for. I could, just go to work for another sub working for the same contrator. That would be pretty funny. Sitting in the same seat, doing the same job, and getting my pay check from someone else. Then I could say what I was really thinking when we did code reviews of my bosses work. LOL. "that code is terrible"