If you haven't read this post by Yonatan Zunger (former Googler) that deals with this specific situation, then I suggest you do: https://medium.com/@yonatanzun

If you haven't read this post by Yonatan Zunger (former Googler) that deals with this specific situation, then I suggest you do: https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/so-about-this-googlers-manifesto-1e3773ed1788 https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/so-about-this-googlers-man... It makes the clear case that this employee went beyond opinion and created a harmful situation for himself and his colleagues.