Kelsey Hightower
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And almost six years at that time at Google, and I went to my manager.
I had the same manager, which is legendary at Google.
I had the same manager for six years straight.
Even with all the reorgs, same manager the whole time.
He was a director.
So even when I got leveled up, they allow at least someone one level above still to report to a director.
And I had such a good relationship with them.
I told them what happened.
I said, I wasn't looking.
And they asked me to come in.
So I went in and I'm going to take it.
Number one, it will be financially irresponsible to not do this.
So that will be the driving force.
And also I get to stretch myself in another way and see if I can make an impact again.
And he's like, okay.
But there's no ultimatum.
So I'm leaving.
And he's like, I'm just curious what Google would say.
I said, no, no, I don't want to do ultimatum.
You don't believe in it.