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We shouldn’t even be using the offensive word “poaching.” As an employee, I am not a deer or wild boar owned by a feudal lord by working for his company. And an
by ryandrake 1y ago
We shouldn’t even be using the offensive word “poaching.” As an employee, I am not a deer or wild boar owned by a feudal lord by working for his company. And another employer isn’t some thief stealing me away. I have agency and control over who I enter into an employment arrangement with!
- jaza 1y agoSo then, is "headhunting" more or less bad?
- ryandrake 1y agoI think anything that evokes “hunting on someone else’s land for his property” is equally inappropriate.
- jack_riminton 1y agoWould "bought" be better then? implies slavery!
- chaosharmonic 1y agoI don't disagree with this either -- it's very clearly just a free market working both ways. It also immediately reminds me of the no-call agreements companies had with each other last decade 10 or 15yrs ago.