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I can't speak to the history of the term, unfortunately, but the term poaching in a hunting context means more than just killing an animal illegally; it has a c
by 1123581321 10y ago
I can't speak to the history of the term, unfortunately, but the term poaching in a hunting context means more than just killing an animal illegally; it has a connotation of trespassing to gain something otherwise inaccessible. Employee poaching has the same connotation because the former employee uses their familiarity with the old company to hire employees that other companies can't access as easily.
- will_pseudonym 10y agoI see your definition and that of the first definition I saw from the internet, and coming from a family of hunters/fishers, it surprised me a bit. I associate poaching almost entirely with killing of animals illegally. I think that is because in my home state, there were fewer problems with people trespassing to hunt than with those hunting with no regard for licenses/hunting laws. The Wikipedia article on poaching in the USA[0] is more what I associate with poaching. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaching#Poaching_in_the_USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaching#Poaching_in_the_USA