Google decided that work-life balance was more important than winning

Yes. Work-life balance is quite literally the most important aspect of any job, arguably second only to pay. If an employer doesn’t agree, then they’re not my employer.

Sorry, you psychopathic oligarch fuck, but people have better things to do than work themselves to death to buy you a 54th yacht. Maybe try moving to an apartheid state if that’s what you want. It worked for the Musks.