There is a fine line there sometimes.
There are a handful of managers who know me well in person by now, and who have switched work places. I don’t mind them contacting me, I actually appreciate and encourage it, I want to know what they are up to.
Also, programs hire AMs sometimes particularly because they have good relationships with affs.
There is a difference between having personal contacts and stealing a data base.
If this threead goes on I will likely split it, the topic of data base versus personal contacts is interesting and needs it’s own title, so it will come up in searches.