Looking for a job in Boston? Then you might want to steer clear of Jimmy John’s, the sandwich chain that has opened a location in Fort Point.

While the Illinois-based company might seem like a good place to pick up some shifts and make money (without the incessant signature smell that saturates every Subway location), Huffington Post has gotten hold of, and published, Jimmy John’s noncompete agreement, which, curiously, every employee has to sign. That means that everyone from the top executives, to mid-level managers, to the casual sandwich makers behind the counter must agree to the contract before gaining employment from Jimmy John’s.

And, as the Huffington Post report reveals, this noncompete is an exceptionally ridiculous one.

The agreement requires that no employee can accept a job from a Jimmy John’s competitor for two years following the end of their employment at Jimmy John’s. This, on its own, is ludicrous for an establishment that will likely hire plenty of staff for positions that aren’t meant to be career, or even long-term – delivery drivers, cashiers, sandwich makers, and the like. Noncompetes (while arguably offensive to the free-market nature of American capitalism regardless) are meant for higher-level employees as a way to preserve a company’s insider-knowledge against top competitors. It’s safe to assume that those manning the counters every day at Jimmy John’s aren’t insiders to any company secrets.

That’s just the tip of the insanity, though. The rest comes in to play as we look at who Jimmy John’s considers a competitor. According to the agreement obtained by the Huffington Post, here’s who Jimmy John’s thinks is a threat:

Any business which derives more than ten percent (10%) of its revenue from selling submarine, hero-type, deli-style, pita and/or wrapped or rolled sandwiches and which is located with three (3) miles of either [the Jimmy John’s location in question] or any such other Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop.

First of all, if Jimmy John’s corporate offices can’t even spell “gyro” properly (or, OK, they’re referring to some sort of niche sub name), they can’t consider themselves competition, right? But more importantly, this means that Jimmy John’s competitors could technically equate to just about any deli, diner, market, restaurant or the like that happens to sell sandwiches or sandwich-like meals, if it’s located near a Jimmy John’s. And Jimmy John’s has locations in 43 states.

So, to recap: If you want to work at Jimmy John’s in any capacity, from part-time franchise employee to corporate executive, you have to sign a contract that says you won’t accept employment at any establishment that makes more than 10 percent of its revenue from sandwich-like items within a three-mile radius of any Jimmy John’s, for two years.

Suddenly, Subway is sounding a lot better.

This crazy noncompete isn’t the only evidence of the chain’s questionable character. In fact, the noncompete is just one part of a class-action lawsuit currently being filed against the company after it was discovered that employees were being forced to work off the clock.

Update: The Fort Point location of Jimmy John’s, we’ve learned, is currently open. So, keep the company’s nasty noncompete in mind when ordering your gourmet sub.

BostInno reached out to Jimmy John’s about the noncompete, and the company has no comment at this time.

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