I initially bristled at the word "poaching", since it implies ownership. But I'm actually far more repulsed by the fact that he laid the kid off just a few days

I initially bristled at the word "poaching", since it implies ownership. But I'm actually far more repulsed by the fact that he laid the kid off just a few days later. Ethics protip: don't try to convince someone to leave behind a paying job offer and move across the country if you're on that shaky of ground.