Here is what we got.
The non-compete was eliminated. Gone, not shortened. In its place was a confidentiality agreement that ran three years, covering genuine trade secrets and customer data, with an explicit carve-out for compliance and regulatory matters. In plain English, they could sue me for telling a reporter about their pricing model. They could not sue me for telling Hanover about the variance.
The severance package was extended to the director band for all seventeen names. That was eight more weeks of salary per person, plus continued benefits through the end of the fiscal year, plus outplacement. On the record, Richardson attributed it to "a re-evaluation of the restructuring scope." Off the record, I attributed it to the black folder.
The internal compliance file got the ackno
