Regret to read such a good article late. I quit from my previous employer, which in fact should be a Bottom Feeder, and 1.5 months later, I got a permanent offer from the client I was working on. Considering the clause I sign, I asked for their consent for me to join the client, but they denied. Finally, my current employer paid for me to get the consent from the prior one. If I read this article before, I shouldn't tell them anything and just took it as a crap as you said. Anyway, thanks for sharing. It's very helpful.