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I left Google after making nearly $1M in a year. Fears about layoffs and missing out on the AI boom gave me the push.

Finance June 28, 2026

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yousuf Imran, a 41-year-old former account executive at Google based in the Bay Area. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I earned nearly $1 million last year as an account executive at Google, but I felt some “FOMO” around the AI…

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I left Google after making nearly $1M in a year. Fears about layoffs and missing out on the AI boom gave me the push.

I don’t hide my use of AI. I want my kids to see how I use it to make life easier.

I took an unpaid internship at 31. I learned more valuable lessons from my Gen Z fellow interns than from my bosses.

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