Ask HN: Pitfalls in jumping ship to a client company?
17 by throwaway0905 | 8 comments on Hacker News.
For the past few years I have been spending about 10% of my time at my current employer working on a project for a very large west coast tech company. This essentially involves support for a piece of software which they license, weekly meetings with their team, implementing new feature requests etc. I recently saw a job posting for a role within that team which I would be absolutely ideal for, and I intend applying as it would be a great move career-wise. My question is, what are the things I need to consider before doing so? A few which come to mind: My current employment contract does not have a no-compete clause (and I don't believe they are even enforceable in California), but could there be HR rules at this company saying that they can't recruit from supplier teams? I would be working on the same software which might be problematic/awkward as I may need to interact with people at my previous employer. I have a lot of specialist knowledge, so concerns around IP might be raised. The business relationship between the companies will also be quite strained as my departure will be hard felt at my current employer. I would appreciate any insights or advice from those who have dealt with similar situations and how best to navigate any pitfalls.
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