Sundar Pichai reacts to completing 20 years at Google: 'I’m still feeling lucky'

Sundar Pichai worked in the at McKinsey & Company for a short time before joining Google in 2004.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai took to Instagram to share that on Friday, he completed 20 years with the software giant and admitted that while a lot had changed over the years, what remained constant was the "thrill" that he got from working at the company, even after two decades.

"April 26, 2004 was my first day at Google. A lot has changed since then - technology, the number of people who use our products. my hair. What hasn’t changed - the thrill I get from working at this amazing company. 20 years in, I’m still feeling lucky," Pichai wrote on the social media platform.

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Pichai's post saw a lot of user comments. While some congratulated him for completing 20 years with Google, others took a jibe at his hairline.

"Happy Anniversary! And congratulations to your hair the hard work is visible," one user wrote.

"I cannot decide on which achievement is greater, 20 years in all the technological improvements you've brought or the fact that you haven't gone bald after 20 years in tech," another user said.

Pichai worked in the at McKinsey & Company for a short time before joining Google in 2004.

At Google, Pichai led the product management and innovation aspects for several products such as Chrome and Chrome OS. He also had a key role to play in the development of Google Drive.

In August 2015, Pichai was appointed the CEO of Google. Interestingly, in 2014, Pichai was looked at as a contender to takeover as the CEO of Microsoft- a position which eventually went to Satya Nadella.

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