The purchasing agent at Raytheon turned out to be the same person the salesman had talked to at Fairchild. Money was viewed differently then. Most people wanted more, like today, but it didn't seem as high a priority. Equally important to many was working on an exciting project or for a leader they liked. People's sights were a lot lower.
Job hopping, and the theft of trade secrets, in some ways hurt high-tech companies.
But it also resulted in a cross-pollination of ideas and techniques that was extremely beneficial. It's a key reason this area's high-tech industry grew so much faster than the one near Route 128 in Boston. In 1978, Hewlett- Packard cast a much longer shadow than it does today, because of its size and its reputation. Other local employers generally followed HP's example and treated their employees well. That's the main reason the electronics industry has few unions despite the pressures, the roller-coaster ups and downs and many layoffs.