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I have worked at some places where SRE guys were a joy to work with. But at my current place they take a cowboy approach and make my life harder. So I'm current
by mkl95 4y ago
I have worked at some places where SRE guys were a joy to work with. But at my current place they take a cowboy approach and make my life harder. So I'm currently not interested in building software like an SRE.
- zaphar 4y agoSRE's should not be cowboys. They should be the least cowboy engineers in your company. Something is very wrong there.
- mkl95 4y agoThat used be my perception as well. I have now had back to back jobs where there is some maverick in the SRE team. A single guy who modifies some configuration at 2AM for services your team supposedly owns can ruin your week. Some people think lack of bureaucracy is a get out of jail card, and they are often right.
- zaphar 4y agoAs someone who has managed a team of SREs that kind of behavior would land someone on a PIP if done repeatedly. Sounds like you had a run of bad luck in teams.
- mkl95 4y agoA PIP would be nice tbh. At my previous place they PIP'd one of those guys, but they ended up moving him to my team, where we taught him a bit about processes.