Why good people leave large tech companies
If you want to build a ship, don\u2019t drum up the people to gather wood,\ndivide the work, and give orders.\nInstead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.\n\nAntoine de Saint-Exup\xe9ry\n\nI was visiting with an ex-student who\u2019s now the CFO of a large public tech company. The company is still one of the hottest places to work in tech. They make hardware with a large part of their innovation in embedded software and services.\n\nThe CFO asked me to stay as one of the engineering directors came in for a meeting.\n\nI wish I hadn\u2019t.