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This only works if the incident rates are completely divorced from the work of the engineers. Otherwise it creates a perverse incentive to increase the number o
by lkbm 3y ago
This only works if the incident rates are completely divorced from the work of the engineers. Otherwise it creates a perverse incentive to increase the number of incidents.
- anotherhue 3y agoHR and performance reviews should be able to handle that edge-case.
- jrockway 3y agoYeah, I think just paying volunteers to be on call is fine. Adjusted for inflation, I'd expect this number to be around $2000/week. This is incredibly cheap compared to hiring 3 teams for follow-the-sun support, and gives the early-career folks on your team the opportunity to make a little bit of extra money; somewhat rare in the world of "engineering ladders" and whatnot where it is kind of a slog before you are rolling in cash.