For many tech professionals, landing a job at Google is a dream. For Chinese national Gu Yichen, that dream lasted just a few weeks.

Gu Yichen was on an H-1B visa when he got laid off. He had 60 days to find a job, get sponsorship transferred, and start working.

The techie reflected on how an abrupt layoff at Google reshaped his views on career stability, visas and the tech industry.