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I don’t work at Google, I’m at a different big tech that’s in the news frequently. Sharing inside info on an ongoing incident is a great way to get fired. Big t

I don’t work at Google, I’m at a different big tech that’s in the news frequently. Sharing inside info on an ongoing incident is a great way to get fired. Big tech companies are way different than startups where everyone can do a bit of anything. There are people whose job it is to handle that communication. You make their job a lot harder if you disclose information. The company is so big that as an engineer you may not know all the factors involved in what would hurt the company long term - undisclosed relevant litigation, compliance commitments, partner obligations, etc. How much do you hate it as an engineer when sales people make tech promises to customers without asking you? For comms people, engineers leaking info publicly feels the same way.

programmerslave 6y ago
Stop being such a corporate slave. These companies wouldn’t hesitate to kick you out on the street if they had to
- asdfaoeu 6y ago
  He literally just said they wouldn't hesitate to kick you out on the street if they had to
- retsibsi 6y ago
  > These companies wouldn’t hesitate to kick you out on the street if they had to > Sharing inside info on an ongoing incident is a great way to get fired You're not disagreeing.
rurp 6y ago
What you're saying makes sense but I don't think it really applies to anything the OP said. The "non-confidential" qualifier indicates to me that they only want people to share what they can responsibly.
- enneff 6y ago
  And the parent post’s point is that there are people whose job it is to specifically share that information, and so we should let them do their job. They are the domain expert in this particular task.
  - rurp 6y ago
    For any incident like this there are tons of details that are both 1) Harmless to share 2) Will never be shared by PR teams I don't see anything wrong with asking people to share what they can.
    - enneff 6y ago
      There’s nothing wrong with asking. I’m just explaining that as a Google employee, sharing such details is poor form.
iKevinShah 6y ago
I am very pleased to see this response, genuinely. Our Technical Curiosity aside, there are literally people and teams in such big firms dedicated for this.
mrmonkeyman 6y ago
Yes, I hate that but they do it nonetheless so I don't see why we have to be such good citizens suddenly. Google fucked up. Nice. It's 100% garantueed something stupid and technically interesting. Nothing to be sued over.

programmerslave 6y ago

Stop being such a corporate slave. These companies wouldn’t hesitate to kick you out on the street if they had to

asdfaoeu 6y ago
He literally just said they wouldn't hesitate to kick you out on the street if they had to
retsibsi 6y ago
> These companies wouldn’t hesitate to kick you out on the street if they had to > Sharing inside info on an ongoing incident is a great way to get fired You're not disagreeing.

rurp 6y ago

What you're saying makes sense but I don't think it really applies to anything the OP said. The "non-confidential" qualifier indicates to me that they only want people to share what they can responsibly.

enneff 6y ago
And the parent post’s point is that there are people whose job it is to specifically share that information, and so we should let them do their job. They are the domain expert in this particular task.
- rurp 6y ago
  For any incident like this there are tons of details that are both 1) Harmless to share 2) Will never be shared by PR teams I don't see anything wrong with asking people to share what they can.
  - enneff 6y ago
    There’s nothing wrong with asking. I’m just explaining that as a Google employee, sharing such details is poor form.

iKevinShah 6y ago

I am very pleased to see this response, genuinely. Our Technical Curiosity aside, there are literally people and teams in such big firms dedicated for this.

mrmonkeyman 6y ago

Yes, I hate that but they do it nonetheless so I don't see why we have to be such good citizens suddenly. Google fucked up. Nice. It's 100% garantueed something stupid and technically interesting. Nothing to be sued over.