He could have worked on the inside, but it would have taken years of hard work building his credibility and power within the organization.

He chose a much simpler path. Disruptively virtue signal knowing he would be fired. Now he can slide into a smaller progressive tech company where he will be lauded for his virtue, used by the company for PR, and ultimately not judged by the quality of his work.

This was a thoughtfully orchestrated career strategy first, protest second. It was well done and I think he’s set himself up nicely for the next 5-10 years.

If you disagree and think he was risking his future instead of securing it, I would humbly ask why? Both the media and Google’s response were 100% predictable.

If I were him I’d try to move into a fuzzy, semi-technical role with some public presence. Something like DevRel seems the ideal target and maximizes the PR benefit for his employer.