Woman quits Google after 8 years despite promotions and perks, says ‘Thailand led me to a career I never expected’
For many, working at Google is a dream. But for Sara Wilczynska, the dream job no longer felt right. After nearly 8 years at the tech giant, she quit without another job lined up. Today, she runs her own art studio, even though she has never formally studied painting, as per a report by Business Insider. Sara said that it was at the end of 2022 that she decided to leave Google without another job lined up. (Instagram/@swilarts) In an as-told-to essay published in Business Insider, Sara shared how she walked away from a successful career in tech despite enjoying good pay, promotions and generous workplace benefits. From Poland to Google Sara shared that she was born in Warsaw in the 1980s, when Poland was still under communist rule. “I remember witnessing the shift into capitalism,” she said. She said that she earned a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Warsaw, and after internships in Barcelona and studies in Edinburgh, she moved to London at the age of 25 to work as …
