Using a job offer from a competitor isn't sleazy. It's totally legit.

At least, that's what a number of employment experts who shared their thoughts with the Society of Human Resource Management say.

"Firms have long used market models to explain their behavior and this is an example of workers doing the same," says Lisa Torres, a former sociology professor at George Washington University and labor relations expert. "If the job market is tight for workers with certain skills, then those workers should, in a market model, exploit those skills to their economic advantage."

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