A WebmasterWorld thread has conversation around an old post from a former Googler who talked about why he left Google after so many years.

His post is named Why I Left Google and he explains basically that since Larry Page took over the company and made the company about Google+, the focus and spirit of the company has changed.

He wrote:

It goes on and on, but hits it with:

The folks at WebmasterWorld are having a field day with this, as they should. Everyone, including those outside the company, feel the change in the company. But only insiders who have been there for years really feel it at this level.

Has the company changed for the worse?

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

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