Here is exactly how much I made at Google in a strategy role and why I chose to leave

• Jerry Lee is a former strategy and operations manager at Google.
• He left his $151,000 job at Google to build his startup Wonsulting.
• He said working at Google was like getting a mini MBA, and he had to give 110% effort daily.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jerry Lee, a former strategy and operations manager at Google. Insider has verified his income with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I still remember when I was in kindergarten back in South Korea. I enjoyed playing Starcraft, a popular computer game at that time, and that's when my interest in computers and technology started.