End of an Era: Google Employee Laid Off After 19 Years of Service Shares Experience

A Google software engineer, Kevin Bourrillion, with nearly two decades of experience at the company, has been laid off in the latest round of job cuts. Google recently confirmed the elimination of several hundred positions across hardware, core engineering, and Google Assistant teams.

Bourrillion, who had been with Google for 19 years, shared the news on X, stating, "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."

Despite the challenges associated with layoffs, Bourrillion expressed a positive outlook, mentioning that the job cut would allow him to relax, spend time with his family, and pursue hobbies. He emphasized that he has no immediate plans to rush into another job and listed various activities he looks forward to, such as cycling, reading, restarting drum lessons, and spending quality time with family.

Bourrillion concluded by viewing his time at Google as an immense blessing and stated that no expressions of sympathy are necessary in his case. Last January, Google reduced its workforce by 12,000 people, constituting around 6% of its full-time employees. The company also implemented other job cuts in its recruiting and news divisions later in the same year.

(With Agency Inputs)