Chicago weed giant Cresco Labs claims in suit that competitor GTI poached a top-level employee (chicago.suntimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by pbrisgreat@midwest.social to c/chicago@midwest.social

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“Instead of investing to retain current employees or support former employees through their transition following a recent sizable layoff, Cresco is spending money on lawyers to monitor and sue its former employees for finding new jobs,” spokeswoman Rosie Mattio said in a statement. “This move is not only distasteful to their former employees looking to continue their careers in the cannabis industry, but also a total waste of Cresco’s capital and resources.”

Getting spicy at the top of the corporate cannabis ladder!

This is a great example of why non-compete clauses are anti-worker, and why you should grow-your-own (or find your local home-grower). If they weren't playing lawyer wars maybe they could drop their prices a little?

Fuck Cresco.

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[-] 9thSun@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

I feel like this goes against the chill nature of weed

[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

This is why you don't sign a non-compete.

And also why non-competes need to be illegal.

[-] jayrodtheoldbod@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm already starting to miss when it was shipping containers buried in Canada

Grampa Simpson: We were COOL, don't you understand? Snoop Dogg is a fuckin felon!

Lisa: Okay grampy that's fine could you sit down? Okay I'll turn on Youtube. Alright talk to you in a bit.

[-] exohuman@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Instead of investing to retain current employees or support former employees through their transition following a recent sizable layoff, Cresco is spending money on lawyers to monitor and sue its former employees for finding new jobs,” the spokeswoman said in a statement. “This move is not only distasteful to their former employees looking to continue their careers in the cannabis industry, but also a total waste of Cresco’s capital and resources.

I agree with this so much. Do they really expect the person to be jobless for a whole year?