Last week, Ian Hickson, a former Google employee with 18 years of service, resigned and criticized CEO Sundar Pichai, claiming a “lack of visionary leadership” has contributed to a “deterioration” of the company’s culture. Hickson, who spent his initial nine years working on HTML standards and later worked on Flutter, expressed concerns about Google’s current state, stating that morale is at an “all-time low.” He pointed out the absence of a clear company vision and attributed many of the issues to Pichai’s leadership style, emphasizing the need for a change in leadership to restore Google’s ethos.
Tech ‘Lacks Visionary Leadership’: Former Google Staffer Criticizes CEO Sundar Pichai