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The point of the "my thoughts" disclaimer isn't to claim you're neutral. The point is to say the company hasn't approved your statement, so it shouldn't be take
by Thorrez 5y ago
The point of the "my thoughts" disclaimer isn't to claim you're neutral. The point is to say the company hasn't approved your statement, so it shouldn't be taken as an official company position.
The point of the "I work at X" disclaimer is to explicitly point out that you do have a conflict of interest that the reader needs to be aware of.
Disclaimer: I work at Google and my thoughts are my own. ;)
- tasuki 5y agoWhy would anyone presume a statement made by an individual to have been made on behalf of a company? (Unless it's on the company's blog or social media, or unless explicitly mentioned that the individual is speaking on behalf of the company.) Disclaimer: All my opinions are Google's ;)
- Thorrez 5y agoThere are examples from nindalf and freedomben above. Why do people think it? If they see me say "I work at Google" in the comment, and then say some sort of opinion or recommendation or prediction, they might think that that's an opinion that's widely held or officially promoted within Google, or that the recommendation is something that Google recommends or that the prediction is something Google predicts. The sentence "I work at Google" could be thought of as something I'm invoking to say "I'm an authority believe me", or "I work at Google, so I can provide you info from Google", rather than a disclaimer about a conflict of interest. That's why "I work at Google" is often followed by "but my thoughts are my own".