The On-Call Burnout Epidemic I watched three senior SREs leave our team in six months....
The On-Call Burnout Epidemic
I watched three senior SREs leave our team in six months. Exit interviews all said the same thing: on-call was unsustainable.
We were spending $500K+ recruiting replacements for a problem that could have been fixed with $0 and better practices.
The Warning Signs
Before someone quits, they show these signals:
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