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Position: DevOps - full time, mostly in office, >500 employees in energy sector. [06:00] Wake up when rooster starts crowing. Let dogs out, get wife coffee, sh
by msisk6 9y ago
Position: DevOps - full time, mostly in office, >500 employees in energy sector.
[06:00] Wake up when rooster starts crowing. Let dogs out, get wife coffee, shower, dress.
[07.00] Out the door, 30-minute 25-mile commute. I live in the country and the office is in the country so no traffic.
[07:30] At office. Get through security, grab breakfast taco, check email & overnight issues.
[09:00] 30-minute operations meeting to discuss and get awareness of issues and planned work affecting operations.
[09:30] Short standup with on-call team members to discuss any events/actions during past 24hrs.
[10:00 to 04:00] Mix between planned project work and issues. One hour for lunch somewhere in there. Short breaks as needed.
[04:00] Out the door to head home.
[06:00 - dark] After dinner, general work around the ranch, check and feed livestock.
[after hours] I'm on call for general production problems one out of every three weeks. I'm always on call for anything affecting power grid operation.