The tech industry in Silicon Valley was rife with that all through the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It's still somewhat rampant. About every 2 to 4 weeks, I would get a call from a head hunter offering me 25% more than I was currently making. I took a couple of those; spaced out 2-5 years. At that point, I found working for a good company was a reward in itself. I still made good advancements in pay grade, but maybe at longer intervals. The contracts I signed had anti-compete clauses in them, but those have been ruled as not enforceable for the most part.
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On 6/22/2020 7:58 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com
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A fiber contractor, to whom I had awarded at least a million or perhaps as much as $2M worth of work to in the past 7 years had one of his guys stop by my work crew and try to hire them. They offered “more than what Chuck is paying you” without knowing what Chuck is paying.Nice guy. I told the crew (one jumped ship immediately) they should do what is right for them and their family. I can always hire and train more.But the personal cheap shot nature of this act was curious. People are puzzling. I would never do that in such an overt manner.
I did have a couple of his former employees on my crew. He had let them go and I picked them up.
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