This is incredibly common at most BigCos, I would drop the term "poach", as others have mentioned. For talented people this is can easily be a win-win all arou

This is incredibly common at most BigCos, I would drop the term "poach", as others have mentioned. For talented people this is can easily be a win-win all around. Obviously for the team hiring the hiring process is tremendously derisked. They've already seen the candidate in action, and like what they see. This is also great for the candidate because a huge part of the risk when accepting an offer is issues that might come up with the larger organization out side of the people you work/interviewed with. Not that I'm ever one to cheer for the company, but it's also a win for the BigCo as it keeps talent inside and engaged with the company, without them leaving from getting bored or having someone outside offer better total comp. The only people that "lose" out in this are the initial hiring managers, but if they're remotely competent they'll understand and continue a positive working relationship... and if they're not competent it's good they're losing staff. The "would you do it" is no different than any other job offer: do you like the team, the comp, the projects? The biggest difference being the interview process is radically de-risked, and the transition is much smoother.