Thread by @SergioRocks

Here's something I've been struggling with for a while.

- The word "Poach" and it's usage in Tech

I need some help from #TechTwitter. Should we stop using "Poach" at all??

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As per online dictionaries, it means hunting animals illegally, in it's origin.

However, in tech, it has always meant (only for me?) to approach candidates who aren't looking for a new job, with the goal of hiring them.

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For this reason, many contracts having "Anti-Poaching" clauses.

Meaning that you can't reach out to former employees/colleagues/etc to hire them. It's a standard clause along with confidentiality and so on.

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Recently I learned that for many people, the term "poach" is considered aggressive and has negative connotations.

Despite that, I see every now and then the word being used in news outlets just like this one (screenshot in the first tweet).

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theguardian.com/australia-news…

For context on the underlying piece of news:

Basically, Atlassian (remote company) is reaching out to Tesla's employees (called back to office) attempting to attract them to leave Tesla and join Atlassian. Which is a very common recruiting tactic.

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For further context, have a look at this tweet, and the one linked inside.

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https://twitter.com/SergioRocks/status/1532260481313931265