Yes. At least in my part of the company, people are very open about the things that make them unhappy or that they think are stupid. Probably the most-hated thing is how certain migrations are handled. There has also been dissent about certain anticipated large acquisitions, the most egregious of which fortunately did not go through. I have heard statements like, "I don't know why we/they are doing this" many times. I have also heard from current and former Googlers who think very negative things about leadership's approach to product development.

I've heard all this and more. But one opinion I have never heard is that increased visibility into our operations would make people trust us less or dislike us more. I cannot see how anyone could believe that who is familiar with both the internal workings of the company and the external views of it.