A laid-off Google engineer describes losing his 'only career' 16 years after starting as an intern

Sun, 02/05/2023 - 10:09

Google CEO Sundar Pichai talking — Google CEO Sundar Pichai told staff he took 'full responsibility for the decisions that led us here' after announcing 12,000 layoffs.
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An Ex-Googler described being laid off 16 years after he started as an intern.
"Google has been my one and only career," Joel Leitch wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Parent company Alphabet cut 6% of its workforce in January – or 12,000 employees.

An ex-Google software engineer who was laid off 16 years after starting as an intern, described coming to terms with losing his "one and only career."