New Hampshire has found the key to winning over Amazon: weasel words and passive voice

New Hampshire has found the key to winning over Amazon: weasel words and passive voice

it seems as if every community in North America is now vying to host Amazon’s second headquarters. These municipal pitch documents, located as they are at the intersection of politics, business, and fantasy, are solidly built on a ratio of one part statistics to five parts bullshit. I took a close look at the pitch…

Noncompete agreements should cost companies something

Noncompete agreements should cost companies something

In Massachusetts, companies can enforce noncompete agreements to stop their workers from working for (or starting) a competitor. There ought to be a cost for companies to do that — and if the Massachusetts legislature passes the law it’s considering, there will be. Noncompetes in Mass. make it hard to change jobs As it stands now,…