Jordan Thibodeau worked at Google for nearly a decade before leaving in 2020.Jordan ThibodeauEric Schmidt said Google was falling behind due to remote working, but later walked back his comments.Jordan Thibodeau, who worked at Google for nearly a decade, said Schmidt's comments were out of touch.The former HR manager, who left Google in 2020, said bureaucracy was to blame for Google's problems.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jordan Thibodeau, a former Google and Slack employee who co-hosts the SVIC podcast.I worked at Google for 10 years, and it was the greatest opportunity in my life.I got a job at Google as a temporary contractor in 2011, before converting to a full-time role in 2012.