Comment by marcus_cemes

As part of my summer internship, I had to sign a similar "anti-competion clause", stating I couldn't work in any similar company or compete in the same domain for the next 5 years. I'm a 20-year-old student, I'll be working on the marketing team to assist with web design and photography for a few weeks in a bio-medical start-up. Is it really necessary? I feel that it does more damage to me than the company by limiting my employment choices in the near future, I'm there to promote the company, not steal years of research.