{"id":13746,"date":"2020-07-25T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13746"},"modified":"2020-07-24T18:26:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:26:49","slug":"accusing-business-rival-of-stealing-staff-and-trade-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/07\/accusing-business-rival-of-stealing-staff-and-trade-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Accusing Business Rival of Stealing Staff and Trade Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world&#8217;s top electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla claims that its rival Rivian Automotive Inc. has repeatedly poached their employees and stolen some of their intellectual property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about this news on business rivalry and stealing talents and trade secrets from the link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/ajimpact\/tesla-lawsuit-accuses-rival-stealing-staff-trade-secrets-200723051819087.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/ajimpact\/tesla-lawsuit-accuses-rival-stealing-staff-trade-secrets-200723051819087.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is your reaction to Rivian\u2019s alleged pattern of poaching its employees and stealing trade secrets from Tesla?<\/li><li>Talk about your experience being poached by other companies. How did it happen?<\/li><li>Do you think it is ethical to divulge information\/knowledge you have acquired from your former company to your present employer?<\/li><li>How does your company protect itself from poaching and intellectual property theft?<\/li><li>What is your direct competitor\/s like? Do you think your company has the same problem as Tesla with them?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate The world&#8217;s top electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla claims that its rival Rivian Automotive Inc. has repeatedly poached their employees and stolen some of their intellectual property. 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