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Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by ryandrake on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:21AM (#44440466)
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!
Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by jaza on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:40AM (#44440542)
So then, is "headhunting" more or less bad?
Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by ryandrake on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:45AM (#44440565)
I think anything that evokes “hunting on someone else’s land for his property” is equally inappropriate.
Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by jack_riminton on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:29AM (#44440774)
Would "bought" be better then? implies slavery!
Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by vasco on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @07:41AM (#44442482)
There's a word for this, it's called being hired.
Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by saubeidl on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @09:06AM (#44443271)
"Making a more competitive offer"
Re:Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries... by chaosharmonic on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @10:54AM (#44444524)
I 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.