Your friend made a conscious choice to get transferred internally; poaching sounds like the desire came from another team, but it sounds like your friend initia

Your friend made a conscious choice to get transferred internally; poaching sounds like the desire came from another team, but it sounds like your friend initiated the process. I’ve transferred to another position by applying for a position (as a stunt); a talk with my boss’s boss and a week of vacation, and I was on another team. The director of engineering even encouraged internal transfers, since it probably solved a problem in his mind. It helped me that I’d voluntarily reviewed code for all other teams, so less onboarding.