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Unless you're Google SVP+, nobody will think you're speaking for Google...

• Freedom2 3y ago
  Or even speaking on behalf of a significant part of Google employees. The hubris of HN Googlers is astounding, sometimes.
  • nabogh 3y ago
    They're trying to avoid repurcussions from saying something their employer doesn't endorse
    • Freedom2 3y ago
      No reasonable person would think that Google, the company, would endorse a message like this: > it's actually $42-$79 that most of us didn't have to fight particularly hard for
• Rebelgecko 3y ago
  Mostly just trying to avoid an awkward gotcha moment where someone digs through my comment history, finds a reference to my employer, and accuses me of some sort of shilling. I've seen it happen to other people and IMO it's better to go with the lame disclaimer.
• aleksiy123 3y ago
  There's quite a bit of news stories that start of with "Googlers <verb> ..." which is based on the comments of a couple employees. Better to just play it safe.