It is at will employment, the company makes it clear what you have done there, they want to have a say on it.
If you want independence, goes to academia instead (though it is not easy to obtain it either)
If you want independence, goes to academia instead (though it is not easy to obtain it either)
If google wants specific outcomes from research, go to the marketing department instead of funding real research.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma
Many of the comments on this thread are expressing concern and (more or less) asking 'why does it work like this?' and (in some cases) 'it would be better if it didn't work like this."