# Quitting Google In 2026, I quit my job of six years at Google. I liked my work. It was technical, client-facing, and deeply rooted in math. It had a near-perfect blend that most jobs can't satisfy. Although everyone always says this, my colleagues really were some of the smartest and nicest people I had ever met. The position's impact itself was enormous as well. My last product launch, where I was the sole engineer, generated over $1.3B per year—more than the GDP of São Tomé and Príncipe. But eventually I saw my learning rate plateau. After so many iterations, so many launches, so many similar problems, each day was no longer novel. Eventually the pay, the culture, the food—all of it cosseted me. I abruptly left. _— The Ergodic Reader_ ---