"Poaching" is offensive because it suggests that the employees are chattel and powerless to resist another company's offer. The irony is that while "poaching"

"Poaching" is offensive because it suggests that the employees are chattel and powerless to resist another company's offer. The irony is that while "poaching" traditionally referred to illegal activities, the opposite is true in the business world: preventing the "poaching" of employees is illegal. >What terms do you use to describe these situations? Recruiting fits very well.