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Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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If i'm honest it makes sense the admin should do it. For the person invited to uninvite themselves after is a bit weird.

If you aren’t a Googler, you should be. “[description of their assumed use case], therefore [forcing something on the user]” is the right mindset.

Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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What is delegated email access?

It's allows the "delegated" gmail user to access the inbox, and send email on behalf of, another gmail user. It predates GSuite. It's a useful feature for spouses or if you have a PA. Or in my case where my wife regularly points out she is effectively my and our children's PA...

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Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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What is delegated email access?

It's allows the "delegated" gmail user to access the inbox, and send email on behalf of, another gmail user. It predates GSuite. It's a useful feature for spouses or if you have a PA. Or in my case where my wife regularly points out she is effectively my and our children's PA...

". Or in my case where my wife regularly points out she is effectively my and our children's PA"

As someone with aspegers it took me 30 years to realize this type of communication. It's so open but without emotion that I assume they don't care. The reality is often they are trying to be nice about expressing their frustration

Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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Why is that weird? If I have an account, that has been given access to some resource, it makes sense that I can remove access to that resource myself, just like the admin could. It is my account after all. Imagine if someone could invite you to a calendar event, but you can't clear it from your own calendar if you say no. How does that make sense?

"Opt out" of any online service or communications should be a human right

It could be a law. I feel like calling it a human right cheapens what those are

Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's allows the "delegated" gmail user to access the inbox, and send email on behalf of, another gmail user. It predates GSuite. It's a useful feature for spouses or if you have a PA. Or in my case where my wife regularly points out she is effectively my and our children's PA...

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That’s not even the primary thrust of the article (which isn’t about how much work each person does but rather how tasks are delegated and by whom) but it’s also not your place to suggest this. Beyond the fact you don’t know him or his wife and whether this is a serious or playful comment, the commenter didn’t ask for your advice on how to improve his household or his relationship with his wife.

Oy.

Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's allows the "delegated" gmail user to access the inbox, and send email on behalf of, another gmail user. It predates GSuite. It's a useful feature for spouses or if you have a PA. Or in my case where my wife regularly points out she is effectively my and our children's PA...

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I mean my brother is OCD and complains about the "mental load" of sterilizing every surface I touch when I come over, but doesn't mean I should take on more responsibility.

Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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That’s not even the primary thrust of the article (which isn’t about how much work each person does but rather how tasks are delegated and by whom) but it’s also not your place to suggest this. Beyond the fact you don’t know him or his wife and whether this is a serious or playful comment, the commenter didn’t ask for your advice on how to improve his household or his relationship with his wife. Oy.

If someone is about to wipe all their personal files would you offer unsolicited advice?

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post #12

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I mean my brother is OCD and complains about the "mental load" of sterilizing every surface I touch when I come over, but doesn't mean I should take on more responsibility.

False comparison.

That's between your brother and countertops.

His situation is between himself and his wife. He's already involved

Re: Ask HN: Is there no way to remove yourself from a delegated Gmail account?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s not even the primary thrust of the article (which isn’t about how much work each person does but rather how tasks are delegated and by whom) but it’s also not your place to suggest this. Beyond the fact you don’t know him or his wife and whether this is a serious or playful comment, the commenter didn’t ask for your advice on how to improve his household or his relationship with his wife. Oy.

If someone is about to wipe all their personal files would you offer unsolicited advice?

I don’t understand how that is a remotely comparable situation. The whole point here is the commenter is speculating to a huge degree about the situation and relation between the parent poster and his spouse.

I don’t think there’s nearly the ambiguity in your scenario, nor does it deal with the emotionally tinged subject of human relationships.

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