Google ($GOOGL@US) CEO Sundar Pichai's $226 million pay raise in 2022 and the company's announcement of a $70 billion stock buyback have drawn criticism among Google's employees. This dissatisfaction has been expressed through conversations and memes on internal Google platforms criticizing Pichai's pay increase while the company is cutting costs, eliminating 12,000 jobs, and reducing employee perks. Several memes comparing Pichai's compensation to other CEO's pay cuts have circulated on Google's internal discussion forums. The frustration is also directed toward Google's plan to repurchase $70 billion in stock, which has received criticism for prioritizing external shareholders over employees.