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When top employees resign and become strong competitors

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The case also highlights a self-evident truth - employees are not slaves and they are free to leave for greener pastures.

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SINGAPORE - Bosses shouldn't need reminding but they should treat their most critical employees well because when they jump ship, as one star worker did here recently, they can cause big drops in revenue.
The Singapore company has been making good profits because it knows how to obtain cheaper products from overseas suppliers before selling to other online retailers and their customers.
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