I have been on the other end of this. I received an email offer to attend these hiring interviews and meet with customers while not doing the actual dev work.

I have been on the other end of this. I received an email offer to attend these hiring interviews and meet with customers while not doing the actual dev work. Too sleazy for me. I'm basically selling my brand to another company. If companies get smart and create an employee blacklist, it becomes a lot harder for me to be employed down the line. (Hrm, maybe I should start a blacklist.)