> "were [sic] not google" is usually good for things where people are using cargo cult
It's no different to cargo culting. That should not be the reason for not doing something, any more than the opposite should be a reason for doing it. Just see if the practice makes sense in your context and decide that way.
"We are not Google" is the answer to "I saw on that blog here that we should do X", "everybody is doing X, we should too", or "you have to follow this good practice here" where the practice is only "good" because it's hyped.
Those kinds of demand happen exactly because they saw them at Google, and an outright refusal is exactly how they should be dealt with. Once the unreasonable person is cut out, you can look at your context and decide what's the best way to solve the problem.
It's no different to cargo culting. That should not be the reason for not doing something, any more than the opposite should be a reason for doing it. Just see if the practice makes sense in your context and decide that way.