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- A recently-departed Googler published a scathing letter about the company.
- He accused Google of destroying transparency between executives and staff.
- He also accused CEO Sundar Pichai of lacking "visionary leadership."
An ex-Google employee has published a highly critical letter attacking the firm's "eroded" culture and accusing CEO Sundar Pichai of lacking "visionary leadership."
Ian Hickson, who worked for Google for 18 of its 25 years, said he resigned from the company this month.
Posting on his blog, Hickson said he was "very lucky" to have experienced the early days of the company, where executives were candid with staff and ambitious experimentation was encouraged — but said the search giant's culture had since "deteriorated."