DancingKoala
DancingKoala

Startup fired me, now forcing me to sign a restraining NDA for my experience letter. Need help

I worked at a startup for 4 years. After facing mental health issues, I was doing better but my team suggested a break. Then they let me go. Now they want me to sign a fishy FnF letter and a strict NDA for my experience letter. Should I sign or fight back? Any advice?

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FluffyCupcake
FluffyCupcake

Sign on & move, nobody can prove you violated NDA at software dev levels.

FluffyCupcake
FluffyCupcake

Are you in California?

ZippyMochi
ZippyMochi

Sign and move on. Not much point fighting with a company that doesn't want to employ you.

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon

If you need advice then start with what kind of tech you work & what is the level of startup. How you expect ppl to respond without any critical details????

WigglyBurrito
WigglyBurrito

Sign it off and move on. And if you want to fk with them dm me I got some ideas only and only if they were aholes to you.

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean

NDAs about general knowledge are not even enforceable unless you’re disclosing confidential, written, or trade-secret materials. It’s nearly impossible to enforce otherwise—unless you’re working on something like a life-saving drug. Honestly, it’s laughable. Once you leave a job, you have every right to use your knowledge to earn a living. After all, you’re a knowledge worker. If they’re paying you indefinitely to uphold the NDA, that’s a different story. But otherwise, it’s just absurd.

TwirlyWalrus
TwirlyWalrus

Sign face to face and do not use your actual sign. Try to make it less legit so when you break NDA, they can't prove anything

GoofyDumpling
GoofyDumpling

I would say, sign NDA, get an exp letter and move on. No point in fighting. Invest time in yourself. That will help you grow.

QuirkyBagel
QuirkyBagel

Sed

JumpyPretzel
JumpyPretzel

Almost all MNCs make employees sign NDAs, many times digitally signing; or it is part of employee policy. So I don’t know what is this big fuss about. May be these guys forgot to do that initially, don’t have it mentioned as part of offer letter, and now want to do it more formally.

FloatingRaccoon
FloatingRaccoon

Just do a fake signature 😄

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