> A good rule of thumb is the reflexive principle of employee raiding which states: “if you would be shocked and horrified if company X hired several of your employees, then you should not hire any of theirs.”
This seems really childish. I would only be shocked if friendly/partner companies /actively recruited/ staff from me. I would never be shocked if they hired a current employee who felt the new job was a better fit. In fact I would be happy for everyone involved.
Frankly, the proprietary "your" or "my" employees is already the wrong way to think.
I don't belong to my CEO - my CEO needs to give a reason to want to offer them my time. And while it is unlikely I'd find out, if I did find that management at my company made slimy deals with other firms to hurt my career, I'd be out the door immediately, loudly explaining to my coworkers and extended network of technical types why.
The superhero-CEO myth in the valley needs to go. It isn't even healthy for them.
This seems really childish. I would only be shocked if friendly/partner companies /actively recruited/ staff from me. I would never be shocked if they hired a current employee who felt the new job was a better fit. In fact I would be happy for everyone involved.