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… which is in fact something Apple was doing in the past. It's somewhat ironic when a company that gets in trouble for their anti-poaching shenanigans now gets
by microtherion 3y ago
… which is in fact something Apple was doing in the past. It's somewhat ironic when a company that gets in trouble for their anti-poaching shenanigans now gets accused of poaching.
To me, it's clear that hiring competitors' employees is not morally wrong, and for the most part it's not legally wrong either, PROVIDED those employees do not take along their prior employers' confidential information.
- kstrauser 3y agoAgreed, and agreed, with the proviso that “confidential information” doesn’t cover the general knowledge of how something is done. For example, designing motors for Ford shouldn’t mean a lifetime ban on making motors for anyone else.
- mort96 3y agoPersonally, I'm against anti-poaching when Apple does it and I'm against anti-poaching when other people do it.