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@KarenRei I like your posts in general. But in this case, it feels you're arguing semantics in trying to justify your own view, rather than taking my input as point of view to consider and think trough. In reality, my goal is not to convince anyone, but to offer some of my knowledge/experience and viewpoints that may be sometimes against the grain, to this great community. It's for those that may find value in them, not to change minds of others.
Direct answer to your Q is that, no, agreements I signed probably
didn't contains clauses that I have to lie to the media, but 1) I don't remember, and 2) my answer would still be similar to admin assistants', considering mix of emotional content after working somewhere for a while, and signed NDA.
Time also has an effect on memory in forgetting 'the ugly' and remembering with fondness 'the good', and if you've spent years in a place, that probably means there was a reason for it, and there was plenty of good with the place.