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One interesting aspect of the story is that the author was a junior at the time (almost brand new to the job, if I read it correctly), and it was one of the mor
by nerdponx 4y ago
One interesting aspect of the story is that the author was a junior at the time (almost brand new to the job, if I read it correctly), and it was one of the more experienced operators who realized it was exogenous.
in addition to being a good story about the site reliability, it's also a great lesson in the value of collaboration, mentorship, and having senior people around whom you can ask for help!
- MrAwesome 4y agoAuthor here, and that's exactly right! I think it was in my second or third month on the job. And I really agree with your second point too! Without that in-person transfer of tribal knowledge, it would have taken me ages to learn the ropes well enough to take such a high-pressure high-stakes oncall.