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by jefftk 1656 days ago
> If I didn't state upfront that I was the tech lead of Workers, someone would (rightly) call me out for astroturfing.

The way I usually see people handle this, and what I do myself, is to both state your relation to the company and clarify whether you're speaking for the company. Ex: "I'm the tech lead for Cloudflare Workers, but speaking in my personal capacity..." or "I'm the tech lead for Cloudflare Workers (speaking only for myself) ..."
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unityByFreedom 1656 days ago
It's generally understood on HN that when someone says "I work at X" that they are not speaking on behalf of the company.

On top of that, Kenton is a frequent commenter here, and I've never gotten the "air of superiority" vibe from him where such verbosity would be necessary.

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robertlagrant 1656 days ago
This is true, but it's better to just assume people aren't speaking in an official capacity unless they say they are. This would also shave 30% off most Twitter bios.
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