A few months back this guy I know from the station told me to watch out for a super broad non-compete in a contract I was about to sign with a big client. I thought he was being paranoid so I just skimmed it and signed anyway. Fast forward to last week, I tried to pick up a small side gig in a different part of town and the original client threatened to sue me over it. Turns out the non-compete covered like a 50 mile radius and basically any kind of similar work. Now I'm stuck doing nothing extra for six months and out like $3k in potential income. Has anyone else ignored a red flag in a contract and paid for it big time?