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Why do people insist on using the word "poach" when referring to people who were offered and accepted a new and usually better job or pay by a competing firm? I

Why do people insist on using the word "poach" when referring to people who were offered and accepted a new and usually better job or pay by a competing firm? It gives a negative connotation to a happy event for someone.

taneq 8y ago
You answered your own question. It's used to recast the employee as property of their employer, and the act of offering them another job as dishonourable.
- granshaw 8y ago
  The deck is already so stacked against workers - we shouldn’t be perpetuating these terms