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I thought the 'agreements' were related to active poaching. I wouldn't bat an eyelid hiring somebody who's already quit or is genuinely on the verge of doing s

• st3v3r 11y ago
  Nope. Someone at Google also was let go because they hired someone from Apple who came of their own volition.
• arebop 11y ago
  The agreements were variously related to active recruiting (don't cold-call employees of X), passive recruiting (don't hire employees of X), and active retribution for exploring career options (if you at company Y learn of any employees of X seeking jobs at Y, notify management at X). See http://www.hightechemployeelawsuit.com/case-documents.aspx http://www.hightechemployeelawsuit.com/case-documents.aspx for details about which companies made which commitments.