‘You're not allowed to talk about the job’: Micromanager forces NDA to silence employees, employee ‘breaches’ contract and faces termination

Have you ever heard of a restaurant owner demanding their servers sign an NDA to keep them from discussing their jobs? Well, you are about to hear about it now.

It can be understandable that some workplaces require employees to sign an NDA to protect information that needs to stay within the company. Many lines of work handle delicate matters, and it is not beyond reason to legally prevent employees from talking about it outside of work. But demanding employees sign an NDA simply to prevent them from discussing their jobs with others? That is where the line should be drawn.

It is clear that the restaurant owner in this Reddit story has some control issues, as he tried to prevent his servers from saying anything about the restaurant and the experience working there. After a heated argument with one server regarding a comment they posted on Facebook, it was obvious that the owner was making up rules regarding the NDA, just to keep his employees from talking.

Scroll down to read the full story. After that, click here for a story of an employee who reported her problematic coworker to HR, and got fired because of it.

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