[eitally]

My anecdote is worth just as much as yours. I moved cross-country in early 2016 (for work at Google) and noticed when we closed on our house that the next street over was mis-pronounced by Google Maps. I reported it and it was fixed within a week.

[gnerd00]

you moved there --to work at google; you reported it --while you worked at google. What is different hmmmm

[eitally]

Nothing -- I reported it via the consumer Google Maps function. In fact, I've reported several Maps errors over the years and all have been addressed fairly promptly. This includes before I worked at Google, during my time there, and after leaving.

[brazzy]

If they reported it via the normal Google Maps reporting function, it doesn't actually make a difference, does it?

[antonvs]

The difference is the location of the house.

[jujube3]

(2026 Googler, struggling to answer an interview question)

[antonvs]

Ha. But I guess I was too subtle. Google is likely to care more about addresses in the Bay Area, because if they're wrong, their Tesla or Waymo could drive them into a ditch.