Re:It's not taking away his living (Score 1)

I think you're misreading your contract. Hard to say since the quote began mid-sentence, but if it's the same as the ones I've signed in the past, you're not allowed to take a job with customers of the company you contracted for (meaning you can't steal their business by cutting out the middleman). This isn't just for the term of the contract, it's for whatever time period the contact specifies. Same goes for the part about taking a job with a competitor. And, imo non-compete clauses should be illegal in every state, but since we can't even get right-to-work laws in all of them, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that to happen.