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I've never heard something so absurd. Next you'll tell me that they'll fire you for punching the CEO. Great sarcasm but the problem lies here: The lawsuit say
by chetanahuja 10y ago
I've never heard something so absurd. Next you'll tell me that they'll fire you for punching the CEO.
Great sarcasm but the problem lies here:
The lawsuit says that Google’s Code of Conduct classifies confidential information as “everything at Google.”
So potentially if I disclosed today's menu at Charlie's cafe to an outsider, I could be terminated.
- jgalt212 10y agoVery true, and there probably should be some case law on what truly constitutes confidential information in the employment law sense. So while, the lunch menu may be non-public information it does not constitute confidential information whose release could lead to employment termination. Those familiar with the law put all sorts of unenforceable stuff in contracts in the hopes that the less informed will comply with stuff they really don't need to comply with.
- dpark 10y agoAs jgalt212 noted, putting something into a document doesn't make it enforceable. However, I think if Google wants to fire you for revealing the menu, that's actually well within their rights. Most Google employees in the US are At Will and can be fired for almost any reason. Moreover, they have this right regardless of whether it's written down.
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