Also, to clarify, by “not a red-line for me”, I don’t mean that I would actually accept such terms, especially not without negotiation. I just don’t consider merely offering them to me to be a deal-breaker or even particularly strong evidence of anything bad.
“Offering” them as a condition of employment for lower-paid or more junior roles, to people who aren’t in a position to negotiate or even understand what they are signing is a different matter, and the proliferation of such practices is pretty sad and alarming.
The NLRB agrees with you, but those are exactly the kind of NDAs that are (were?) common.
Also, to clarify, by “not a red-line for me”, I don’t mean that I would actually accept such terms, especially not without negotiation. I just don’t consider merely offering them to me to be a deal-breaker or even particularly strong evidence of anything bad.
“Offering” them as a condition of employment for lower-paid or more junior roles, to people who aren’t in a position to negotiate or even understand what they are signing is a different matter, and the proliferation of such practices is pretty sad and alarming.