‘Next sweater’ contest held among employees in Google: CEO Sundar Pichai made a sweater with bat-ball and Christmas tree, AI Gemini selected the winners

Google recently hosted its first company-wide ‘Ugly Sweater’ contest. Google’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai also participated in this contest of the company. Sundar Pichai himself shared some photos of this event on Instagram today (Wednesday, December 25) on Christmas day.

In these photos, Pichai also showed off his unique themed sweater, which matches his Indian heritage. Google employees took part in this event held last week. In this event, all the employees got a chance to show their creativity by giving festive designs to knitwear sweaters. The event was judged by Google’s AI assistant Gemini and the winners were selected.

Cricket bat-ball and Christmas tree on Pichai’s sweater

Pichai has also shared a photo of himself wearing a sweater. His black pullover sweater has a cricket bat, cricket ball and Christmas tree on it. This sweater of Pichai shows his passion for cricket.

“We capped off 2024 last week with our first Google-wide ‘Ugly Sweater’ holiday contest,” Pichai wrote in an Instagram post. Gemini was the judge and I must say her choice was good. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone for a fun end to the year.

Users praised Pichai’s sweater and cricket themed design.

On social media, users praised Pichai’s sweater and cricket themed design. Chennai-born Sundar Pichai has often expressed his love for cricket. He once told that he dreamed of making a professional career in this sport.

This Google event has not only promoted light competition. But also promoted harmony among employees during the holiday season. The ‘Ugly Sweater Tradition’ has its roots in the 1950s, which Google has now adopted. This innovative holiday tradition of Google created a festive atmosphere in the company’s offices.