Ask HN: Should I use my personal Git account for employer projects?

I also don't understand why the employer would consider it. Think of what would happen if the employee quit, was fired, became incapacitated or died:

- The employer wouldn't have access to the repository that contained their intellectual property.

- The employee would still have access to the employer's intellectual property.

If there was litigation, it would be difficult to explain to a court that some of this stuff belongs to the employer but the rest belongs to the employee. The employer might end up owning all of it.

I generally feel how you do, but looking at commit histories for large projects on Github, this appears to not be the case (Rust, Facebook's Flow, a few Adobe repos, etc.). I can see the appeal, especially for open-source projects, as future employers can see your work there, but I agree with you about the risk and IP concerns.