FAQ on Leaving Google

I wrote something questioning why Google employees should deserve wider news here

But if you look at Googler posts here, it's pretty clear how bent out of place a lot of them are.

All said, smart as they are, plenty less smart people leave jobs, so what's the news here?

It was the same with Twitter. There's no special 'crying place' for other jobs and departures, so why here and now?

Bc a lot of them read HN?

Bc what sorry? I didn't realise HN was a big story about people's personal journeys, which the post is.

I thought HN was about smart tech folk who like tech stories with something novel about the thing.

The news is Google layoffs and is interesting to many how the culture of such a large and influential tech company has changed. The person laid off is also a known OSS author (Subversion). If you don’t find it interesting you can just move on you know? Many others find these posts interesting and that’s enough according to HN guidelines.

I think the comment you're replying to is quite literal. A lot of Googlers and ex-Googlers read this site and they are more likely to upvote these kinds of posts.