GCP does random layoffs of senior people to screw them from promotions and TC.

Get out of MAANG. There is no decent one, only different flavors of evil and abuse. Integrity is worth more than money. Form a worker-owned co-op consultancy with other decent people and create enduring stability.

Just curious why the experience was so bad?

Just the other day had to update our offering on the Azure marketplace. It had been a while. What a complete shitshow. From getting logged it (!!!!) to figuring out the new permissions needed to publish. The ui/ux was astoundingly horrible. It blows me away anyone uses this shite.