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... or maybe they're really excited about whatever it is and want to talk about it, but also don't want to get fired for leaking something?
by jonas21 11y ago
... or maybe they're really excited about whatever it is and want to talk about it, but also don't want to get fired for leaking something?
- david-given 11y agoThis is precisely it. Plus, Google's huge and has very few internal communication barriers --- nearly everything is open to everyone. So it's really easy to get into the habit of casually talking about internal products when talking shop. Then you notice someone nearby who isn't a Googler, and you go oh shit and stop talking.
- eropple 11y agoAnd that is almost definitionally a lack of social grace and tact. It's one flavor of what is meant by "low EQ". It may be usual and common for Google employees to do that. That doesn't make it excusable, and it's a pretty big reason why I, too, tend to avoid gatherings where I know it's going to be a bunch of Google employees. They communicate that they don't want outsiders around? I can oblige.
- r00fus 11y agoSo that's a lack of EQ... So much so that it's a lack of common decency. Yes, it's a big deal, yes it's exciting but when in mixed company you need to talk about other things if it's indeed secret stuff.
- hueving 11y agoRight, and it's extremely rude. It's the equivalent of the old grade school "I know a juicy secret but I'm not going to tell you" routine.