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Lets take a scenario. You Hire a guy and pay him $120 K a year. Within 6 months you spend say $60k training him. He now theoretically becomes worth $120K per ye

Lets take a scenario. You Hire a guy and pay him $120 K a year. Within 6 months you spend say $60k training him. He now theoretically becomes worth $120K per year. Would you be happy if someone just came and offered that much? Considering the time taken to recruit and money to train him. In essence, Facebook (or big spenders) can make a small talented startup their official recruiting arm. As the guy being recruited, it is great. As an employer, it sucks. I reiterate, if the employee wants to leave and initiates the process, I would not have a problem it that. However, I would not want my employees or business unsettled.

driverdan 15y ago
Money is only a small factor. If that's all you focus on as an employer I can understand why your employees leave for another company when they offer to match their salary. You may not like it but guess what, tough shit. Suck it up and offer your employees more incentive to stay other than salary.
- OoTheNigerian 15y ago
  You are right. Money is only a small factor. And an employee that gets swayed by money only might not deserve be bet on. === On a tangential note, I am worried about the groupthink of HNers (I am not talking about you). the one directional thinking is astounding sometimes. Is there a problem looking at a situation from an alternative view point?
  - natrius 15y ago
    Ignore the downvotes. You started a good conversation.
notatoad 15y ago
you hire a guy and spend 60k training him, he probably feels some loyalty to you. maybe he doesn't, maybe he goes somewhere else, this is one of the risks you as an entrepreneur must take. creating a culture of loyalty is a way to lessen this risk. attempting to sabotage your employees options is not an acceptable solution, either legally or morally.
sroussey 15y ago
If you don't want an employee to leave, don't use an "at-will" employment agreement.

driverdan 15y ago

Money is only a small factor. If that's all you focus on as an employer I can understand why your employees leave for another company when they offer to match their salary. You may not like it but guess what, tough shit. Suck it up and offer your employees more incentive to stay other than salary.

OoTheNigerian 15y ago
You are right. Money is only a small factor. And an employee that gets swayed by money only might not deserve be bet on. === On a tangential note, I am worried about the groupthink of HNers (I am not talking about you). the one directional thinking is astounding sometimes. Is there a problem looking at a situation from an alternative view point?
- natrius 15y ago
  Ignore the downvotes. You started a good conversation.

notatoad 15y ago

you hire a guy and spend 60k training him, he probably feels some loyalty to you. maybe he doesn't, maybe he goes somewhere else, this is one of the risks you as an entrepreneur must take. creating a culture of loyalty is a way to lessen this risk. attempting to sabotage your employees options is not an acceptable solution, either legally or morally.

sroussey 15y ago

If you don't want an employee to leave, don't use an "at-will" employment agreement.