Angry Google employees are mocking CEO Sundar Pichai's pay hike with memes, including one of a 'Shrek' villain, report says

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 05:16

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wearing a black earpiece and looking towards the left. — Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced on January 20 that around 12,000 employees would be laid off.
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Some Google employees aren't happy about Sundar Pichai's $226 million paycheck.
Memes targeting the executive's pay have been posted on Google's internal forums, CNBC reported.
One meme compared Pichai to the "Shrek" villain Lord Farquaad, per the outlet.

Some Google employees aren't happy about CEO Sundar Pichai's pay packet amid the company's cost-cutting.

Several workers have been venting on internal systems, sharing memes criticizing the chief executive for receiving a pay increase during a difficult time for the company, CNBC reported.