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Re:Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to A... by 18pfsmt on Saturday April 21, 2018 @02:45AM (#16890275)
I don't have any Google experience, but from what I've gathered over the years, there are always unwritten rules. Not everyone follows the spec. Often times, the spec even seems intentionally incomplete in retrospect.
Re:Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to A... by balladeer on Saturday April 21, 2018 @03:58AM (#16890447)
There are almost always unwritten rules; everywhere.

For example everyone says value "work life balance is balanced here and encouraged". But irrespective of whether they actually do it or not - if the two people output around the same ballpark but one is visible as more serious/responsible and seems more invested usually by virtue of more hours at work that becomes more "visible" than the "casual" 7-8 hr person with the same output.