Home » Technology » Some questions for the employees behind Google Docs Share This Post Technology Some questions for the employees behind Google Docs By wazup on March 24, 2023 Comments Closed / 101 views / Something something you ship your org chart. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Why is the toolbar a different color? Why is it oval when the buttons it features are square? Are you aware that this is ugly? Seriously, what is the logic behind the oval / rectangle divide? Do you think it’s important for us to notice the toolbar? You know it’s kind of distracting to make it a different color, right? How many committee meetings went into that toolbar? Is anyone working on a Chrome extension to make Google Docs look less hideous? Are you evaluated for how many products you successfully ship, or are you evaluated on whether the products are good? How many people made this toolbar decision? Is this an act of aggression against your users? Do you resent us? Or, do you just figure we’re trapped here? Have you been arguing with your boss about this and they just weren’t listening because there were KPIs to hit? If you’re adding colors, why not add them to the share settings so people can easily distinguish between “viewer,” “commenter,” and “editor?” Why are the buttons there ovals? Is it just that you slapped this together as fast as you could in the hopes you’d get promoted to a hotter division, like AI or something? If you like ovals so much, how come everything isn’t ovals? I don’t mind the ovals. It’s just the oval / square thing makes me think of McMansion windows. Do you live in a McMansion? What does your hottest in-house AI think about ovals? Is it easier to see the problem if we go to Dark mode? My colleagues wanted to know this one: how dare you? Is there a holy war between oval and square devotees and this was the compromise? Seriously, you know this is enterprise software, right? While we’re here, can you go find your Google Meet colleagues and ask them to differentiate the “raise hand” and “clap emoji” buttons more clearly? Tech technology Share This Post Related Articles Sustaining economic empowerment through financial inclusion, energy access May 14, 2021 HHW Gaming: The First Trailer For Paramount+’s ‘Halo’ Series Has Arrived, Gamers React To Cortana Not Being Blue February 1, 2022 The future of AI gadgets is just phones April 21, 2024 Future Apple Watches could automatically accessorize with their bands March 21, 2023 Formula 1’s new gyro camera adds a Dutch angle to the Dutch Grand Prix August 25, 2024 Samsung Unveils Its New Flagship Galaxy Phone Lineup The S21, S21+ and S20 Ultra January 14, 2021 Dropping Fossil Fuels a “Great Threat to Africa”, Ramaphosa Says June 28, 2022 Dionne Warwick Wants To Have A Conversation With Elon Musk September 6, 2023 Humane’s AI Pin seems to be forgetting what makes a good wearable November 19, 2023 Login Forgot your password? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Remember Me Lost Password Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Already have an account? Login instead