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> The Googlewide training and messaging when I was there did focus on not using anti-trust-triggering _language_ over the specific acts, but I don't think it's
by ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
> The Googlewide training and messaging when I was there did focus on not using anti-trust-triggering _language_ over the specific acts, but I don't think it's fair to interpret this as "Violate anti-trust regulations"
that's fair - did they also provide training on actually not violating anti-trust regulations, or was it just how to avoid leaving evidence of violations?
- caturopath 3y agoAgain, there's not a ton rank-and-file people could _do_ to impact anti-trust-related behavior. The fear is reputational, so that's what that explicit training was about The additional rank-and-file training and process that ties into actual anti-trust-related behavior is how to contact a lawyer as well as the fact that a lawyer and executive needs to review and approve all of the most minor of launches. Do you have an idea of what the relevant training you would prescribe for a random mid-career engineer or UX researcher or whatever would be?
- ImPostingOnHN 3y agoI'm looking for what was done. Were employees even told that anticompetitive behavior itself was bad? Were they given training on what it looks like, and when to report it for further investigation? If they can develop training that says "don't say bundle", they can develop training that says "don't bundle", and in both cases they might want their employees to talk to a company lawyer if they have any questions anyways also curious if the lawyers themselves had rules like "don't bundle" that they would pass along to employees with questions, or if google was okay with bundling