← Back to context Comment by brookst 2 months ago Not if you work there 2 comments brookst Reply echelon 2 months ago That's just a few weeks of DR + prep, a feature freeze, and oncall with bated breath.Nothing any rank and file hasn't been through before with a company that relies on keynotes and flashy releases for growth.Stressful, but part and parcel. And well-compensated. brookst 2 months ago Sometimes. When things work great.Sometimes you just hear “BTW your previously-soft-released feature will be on stage day after tomorrow, probably don’t make any changes until after the event, and expect 10x traffic”
echelon 2 months ago That's just a few weeks of DR + prep, a feature freeze, and oncall with bated breath.Nothing any rank and file hasn't been through before with a company that relies on keynotes and flashy releases for growth.Stressful, but part and parcel. And well-compensated. brookst 2 months ago Sometimes. When things work great.Sometimes you just hear “BTW your previously-soft-released feature will be on stage day after tomorrow, probably don’t make any changes until after the event, and expect 10x traffic”
brookst 2 months ago Sometimes. When things work great.Sometimes you just hear “BTW your previously-soft-released feature will be on stage day after tomorrow, probably don’t make any changes until after the event, and expect 10x traffic”
That's just a few weeks of DR + prep, a feature freeze, and oncall with bated breath.
Nothing any rank and file hasn't been through before with a company that relies on keynotes and flashy releases for growth.
Stressful, but part and parcel. And well-compensated.
Sometimes. When things work great.
Sometimes you just hear “BTW your previously-soft-released feature will be on stage day after tomorrow, probably don’t make any changes until after the event, and expect 10x traffic”