Life After Tech Former Google Employee Says Layoff Was Blessing in Disguise

The wave of layoffs in the past few months have many asking what life after tech looks like. But for one South Bay man, who was among the 12,000 layoffs at Google in January, that future looks bright. Damian Trujillo reports.
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[@TheEmmosum]

wow, amazing. He's following his passion for sure. He can definitely make this studio of his work and provide casual family outtings to make this. Quite like those art places or puzzle /games stores and make it a cool fun thing to do. I see so many people in these kind of stores.

[@xmuta]

So basically he takes a picture and glues gum on top of it. Oh yeah…

[@FourthWayRanch]

It's just a website, why do they have so many people?

[@rebelWP]

Where's his art? I don't see it in the link. We should help each other. Corporations want our money, but don't value the employees. As communities, we need to help each other & push for a system that better supports everyone.

[@enriqueg7659]

God bless you man, I love your art

[@DishantKothia]

Wearing a gold Casio. Classic 👌

[@waytospergtherebro]

I'm sure that gum is going to pay his $6,000/mo rent.

[@jntj3007]

LOL!

[@xmuta]

He glues gum on top of a picture. Great future amigo.

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

Only 1% in the world can do that

[@brianp5205]

Why did they wait so long to fire this clown?

[@xmuta]

He’s a protected minority.

[@twiff3rino28]

Google is fine with incompetence.

[@towritemichelle210]

Come to San Antonio with that amazing art!!

[@rebelWP]

❤❤❤

[@oscarmillavega]

Art you can chew

[@kanank13]

Talented young man. he wasted his time at Google. This is what he should have been doing all along.

[@xmuta]

Glue gums on top of pictures?

[@vincem2759]

Designers get cut first because it’s “marketing “

[@xmuta]

They useless.

[@posthocprior]

This is not going to end well for Ruben.

[@deedle6073]

Artist is just a fancy way of saying you're unemployed.

[@xmuta]

Gluing gum on top of a picture is not considered art.

[@xmuta]

He had a bullshyt job at Google.

[@mrsleep0000]

A blessing cause now he has even more time to not do any work?

[@415er87]

Fkn chiclets 😂

[@Noe-fs5ik]

6 Month Severance

[@tbell1698]

Art made of toxic gum? About as bankable as NFTs. Is anyone actually buying that stuff?

[@theobserver2920]

Uh-Oh! Big Tech is certain to "unfriend" him for his mis-informative comments!