LOL. Massachusetts lawmakers passed this stupid, empty gesture but didn't ban noncompetes. Enjoy your technology non-industry, Massachusetts.
I wish MA would look into banning over-the-top non competes, and revisit the default IP regulation.
They did look into it. The legislature adjourned before the house and senate versions were reconciled.
http://www.massachusettsnoncompetelaw.com/2016/08/ma-legisla...
I do agree that banning non-competes would be good.
https://www.boston.com/jobs/jobs-news/2016/07/11/boston-home...
However, in the context of the Bay area, consider the following paragraph:
"CBRE’s report notes that over the past five years, the cost of living in Boston has climbed by 118 percent. Even a software developer earning the average salary of $108,270 per year could grow tired of a rent well over $2,000 per month."
The article also cites people returning home and better city experience (bigger city/better climate ?)
Certainly not unimportant issues as is overall tech job growth. But brain drain usually means a net outflow of mature workers.
Boston is small, the public transportation system kind of sucks, and everything closes early. And trying to change those things raises a lot of neighborhood groups' hackles. The rents are high and a lot of the housing stock is old. All stuff that drives young people away, I'm guessing.
Considering how much salary negotiation advice talks about how revealing your current salary puts you at a disadvantage this doesn't seem like an awful thing to try.