Yeah, and it's very weird to bring a non-compete down on an entry level worker like this. Under what circumstances is it even worth it for PDD to spend the resources to enforce and monitor this kind of an agreement? I wonder if there's more to this story than the FTA?

Also keep in mind this guy could have easily gotten a different job while still collecting the non-compete pay at a non-rival company, even still doing programming. Something about it doesn't quite add up to me.