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The article uses an interesting phrase "[BC] has been accused of poaching [employees]". As if competition on the buyer-side of the labor market was morally sus

The article uses an interesting phrase "[BC] has been accused of poaching [employees]". As if competition on the buyer-side of the labor market was morally suspect... Steve Jobs would have approved of the sentiment!

walshemj 13y ago
This is a well know political trick to shift the axis of a debate towards your position by continually drip feeding stories using loaded words so that eventually everyone tends to accept some or all of your position by osmosis.
AYBABTME 13y ago
I think in this case, it's just a literary device to make the text more interesting. At least it's more credible to me than a conspiration about manipulating the tech masses into disliking poaching.
- chimeracoder 13y ago
  Whatever the intention, it's still a very biased perspective - the fact that the bias is so subtle is what makes it even worse. There's nothing to accuse - nobody's doing anything illegal or even unethical. A more appropriate line would be "[BC] has previously succeeded in hiring talent away from Google[0]", etc. "Accused" is the objectionable word - you generally don't accuse someone of something positive or commonplace. It's similar to the effect when newspapers have headlines on how "Snowden's actions" have caused people to be more suspicious of the government. (His actions aren't the reason people are suspicious; they're just the reason people know about the facts that are what really make them suspicious) [0] or, if they want to keep the word "poach" since the pun is part of the story, "[BC] has previously succeeded in poaching talent away from Google", etc.
  - AYBABTME 13y ago
    Maybe it's just me, but when I read that accusing tone, I saw that as a tongue in cheek. Like a fake news coverage for a super villain. Or perhaps I'm super blind for not seeing the obvious attempt at discrediting the practice.
kalleboo 13y ago
The mugs of coffee they're handing out say #poached on them along with their URL. They're serving poached egg sandwiches. http://www.freshtechapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Eggs-to-Poach-Employee.jpg http://www.freshtechapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Eggs... It's not the article, it's the company themselves.
- bayesianhorse 13y ago
  My point was about "accussation" rather than about "poaching".

walshemj 13y ago

This is a well know political trick to shift the axis of a debate towards your position by continually drip feeding stories using loaded words so that eventually everyone tends to accept some or all of your position by osmosis.

AYBABTME 13y ago

I think in this case, it's just a literary device to make the text more interesting. At least it's more credible to me than a conspiration about manipulating the tech masses into disliking poaching.

chimeracoder 13y ago
Whatever the intention, it's still a very biased perspective - the fact that the bias is so subtle is what makes it even worse. There's nothing to accuse - nobody's doing anything illegal or even unethical. A more appropriate line would be "[BC] has previously succeeded in hiring talent away from Google[0]", etc. "Accused" is the objectionable word - you generally don't accuse someone of something positive or commonplace. It's similar to the effect when newspapers have headlines on how "Snowden's actions" have caused people to be more suspicious of the government. (His actions aren't the reason people are suspicious; they're just the reason people know about the facts that are what really make them suspicious) [0] or, if they want to keep the word "poach" since the pun is part of the story, "[BC] has previously succeeded in poaching talent away from Google", etc.
- AYBABTME 13y ago
  Maybe it's just me, but when I read that accusing tone, I saw that as a tongue in cheek. Like a fake news coverage for a super villain. Or perhaps I'm super blind for not seeing the obvious attempt at discrediting the practice.

kalleboo 13y ago

The mugs of coffee they're handing out say #poached on them along with their URL. They're serving poached egg sandwiches. http://www.freshtechapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Eggs-to-Poach-Employee.jpg http://www.freshtechapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Eggs... It's not the article, it's the company themselves.

bayesianhorse 13y ago
My point was about "accussation" rather than about "poaching".