What? He is an engineer, not a social scientist. He lacks the qualifications to perform such a study. Why would Google pay him to do that? Further, his job was

What? He is an engineer, not a social scientist. He lacks the qualifications to perform such a study. Why would Google pay him to do that? Further, his job was to make more money for the company than he cost it. The negative publicity he generated, right or wrong, means he is no longer doing his job. Firing him meant the managers did theirs.