Google's UK contracts bar employees from criticizing the company forever, ex-employee confirms
BlackHC · x · 2026-11-09
Nathan Calvin flagged a sweeping non-disparagement clause in Google's employment contracts: employees agree, during and after employment, never to make any statement criticizing or disparaging Google. Researcher BlackHC confirmed it matches the Confidentiality and Proprietary Information Agreement he signed in 2024 before joining — the clause forbids any criticism forever, regardless of whether it's true. He calls the clause "cartoonishly bad."
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