Leaving Google

I’m not entirely sure why I’m writing this piece. Maybe it’s because after spending almost nine years with a company, perceived by many as the ideal employer, one has to qualify their decision to leave. Maybe it is because I need to process my last nine years. Or maybe, it is in part what my wife said, “Besides our marriage, it’s the longest relationship you’ve been in.” Thinking about work as a “relationship” sounds awkward, but in a strange way it is.