> I also think if I pay enough whatever enough is, I should damn well be able to make sure the person I hire doesn’t take everything they learned from me and tu

> I also think if I pay enough whatever enough is, I should damn well be able to make sure the person I hire doesn’t take everything they learned from me and turn around and play for another team. I agree in general, but it should probably be in X% of reasonably achievable total compensation (i.e. at least the blocked industry's average, or matching the offer if the former employee has one), where X >= 100, since you'd be essentially blocking someone from working in the industry they're experienced in.