They are talking about the fear of their account being terminated without warning. Turns out the fear is not unfounded see a confession by an ex GCP Googler:

They are talking about the fear of their account being terminated without warning. Turns out the fear is not unfounded see a confession by an ex GCP Googler: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24572131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24572131