Google Employee Fired After 19 Years Drops Bombshell – Here's His Take

After an impressive 19-year tenure at Google, Kevin Bourrillion, a long-time employee, recently found himself facing an unexpected career transition as he was laid off by the company. He took to social media to share his thoughts on the end of his long journey at Google.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Bourrillion wrote, "End of an era! After 19 years of working at Google with more than 16 of them on the team that I founded, I made the tough decision yesterday morning to finally bite the bullet and find out that I'd been laid off overnight."

Ex Google employee drops a bombshell

In a long tweet threat, while acknowledging the challenges that come with being laid off, a surprisingly positive outlook was expressed by Bourrillion. "Layoffs suck, but in my case... it's fine because I've needed some kind of change in my life for a very long time. And I have no plans to rush into anything else right now," he shared.

Instead, eagerness to explore new pursuits, such as cycling, reading, restarting drum lessons, travel, and spending quality time with his family, was highlighted by Bourrillion. "No expressions of sympathy are called for in my case! And with that, I'm off to go figure out how to actually live my life!" he exclaimed.

Bourrillion's departure coincides with Alphabet Inc.'s recent announcement of layoffs within its digital assistant, hardware, and engineering teams.

The layoffs were addressed by a Google spokesperson, who stated, "Throughout the second half of 2023, changes were made by a number of our teams to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities. Some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organizational changes, which include some role eliminations globally."

The affected employees, including those from the Google Assistant and augmented reality hardware teams, will have the opportunity to apply for open positions elsewhere within Google.