RE: "Prior Inventions" on employment contract

Thanks for all the replies.  I told the local manager that, on the
advice of my lawyer, I could not sign the contract as is.  Her initial
response was to have me just sign the compensation exhibit and wait to
see what corporate has to say on the rest of the contract.

The advantage on my side is that I am already in the client's shop, and
have been for over a month now.  The client is happy and, come the
first quarter of the new year, it will turn into a direct hire (more
commission for my employer).  I'd be surprised if my employer would
muck things up because I won't agree to that part of the contract.

Some of your responses include a comment along the lines of "are you
that desperate to have to sign a contract like that".  Well, I can tell
you that I don't like to use the word desperate, but the fact is that
the supply of talent is much higher than the demand in my world right
now.  In a different market environment, I would have just refused to
sign it.  I can't chance that now, got to pay the mortgage, etc.  If it
came right down to it and I had to sign the contract as is, I would
just keep my utilities off the system.

Some may say that, well, now that I'm at the client and making the
employer money, they'd be crazy to create havoc if I refused to sign
the contract as presented.  In the current corporate environment, I
believe just about anything can happen.  But if they did, they'd
clearly be hurting themselves.

I'll let you know what happens with this.

Thanks again,
Dan

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