The Three Last Conversations
summary
Head of engineering at Vinted describes running a 32‑person team that does hundreds of deployments per day (about a million total over several years), then hits a six‑month slump. Three concrete conversations follow: a lead announces leaving over coffee and hands over responsibility; a valued engineer quits despite a counteroffer after discovery of no salary reviews for 1.5 years; and a brutal reorg forces layoffs amid full financial transparency. Openness and emphasis on painting the future help the company return to growth.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:43Transaction History
- 4:33Becoming a Manager
- 10:09The First Conversation
- 13:31The Second Conversation
- 19:49The Third Conversation
- 25:13Summary
- 25:23First Conversation
- 26:00Second Conversation
- 26:48Third Conversation
- 30:18Questions
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