I think it’s a bit disingenuous to frame this as a situation no different than “paying market rate”. Whether you like this or not, the practice of hiring emplo

I think it’s a bit disingenuous to frame this as a situation no different than “paying market rate”. Whether you like this or not, the practice of hiring employees specifically to work on the same thing elsewhere or to drain a company of its talent - is called poaching. It’s often legal, but can be controversial especially when it’s a behemoth raiding smaller shops. You seem to be offended by the word itself, but it’s just a useful descriptor to differentiate between different types of hiring scenarios. I’ve been poached before, and it worked out great for me.