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I worked at PlanGrid during this event. The exec in question received an offer from one of the Big 4 at an equivalent (and possibly more senior - this was in l
by AkshatM 6y ago
I worked at PlanGrid during this event.
The exec in question received an offer from one of the Big 4 at an equivalent (and possibly more senior - this was in late 2017, so memory is fuzzy) exec-level position, and simply sent word they wouldn't come into the office the next day. There was no two-week notice or polite exit interview - they just vanished.
It was not common news that Tracy was pregnant at the time, so I do not believe it factored into his decision at all.
The exec in question is very well-known and had lead successful teams at much bigger companies before. We speculated, at the time, that he had found working for a startup to be a very different beast instead.
- gautamcgoel 6y agoI'm curious, which companies make up the Big 4? Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft?
- AkshatM 6y agoUsually some subset of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google So Big 5, really, but I feel Apple is usually omitted because its primary focus is consumer hardware and the software is usually an ancillary product.
- eastbayjake 6y agoUsually "Big Four" refers to the 4 largest accounting firms: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PWC.[1] If it's referring to tech, that's an odd/confusing usage when "FANG" is so prevalent for the same concept but explicitly for tech. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_accounting_firms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_accounting_firms
- lazyasciiart 6y agoIn my experience, the vast majority of people in tech are completely unaware of the accounting usage. I only know it because my two siblings work for two of them.
- BillFranklin 6y agoAh I see, thank you for explaining that. I misinterpreted that sentence.
- muchosandwich 6y agoThere was and still is a lot of speculation about why exactly he left.