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Culture is a filter.
People pass through it according to its properties like what it allows, what it tolerates, and what it rejects.
The people who remain are disproportionately those whose traits are compatible with that culture.
For example, a culture promoting blame-game, filters for people who are good at blaming, while people who take ownership may be filtered out.
In the (Public) Cloud, when it rains, it pours.
Why is there a waiting room in a hospital's emergency department?
Because not everything is an emergency and some cases can wait.
Triage separates the signal from the noise and makes sure the most critical cases get attention first.
The next time your manager drops three 'urgent' tasks on your desk at the same time, remember not everything urgent is actually urgent.
Received a farewell message on company email today that was totally written and polished by AI.
Why would you not translate your emotions in words yourself, why would you outsource your voice to AI, is beyond me.
I don't want the most polished farewell message. I would prefer the most genuine one.
"Let's align on the desired outcomes before we engage stakeholders across all touchpoints to maximize value creation."
I thought communication was about getting your message across, not making it sound more impressive.
"I'm so happy it's Friday!"
When did our most precious commodity become a liability?
Not an absolute truth obviously but I see it hold true in most instances
It's not that engineering platforms have been tried and found wanting
It's that they've been found complex, and not truly tried.
We often dismiss DevOps or platform initiatives as "not working", when in reality, they require patience, design maturity, and cultural adoption.
The challenge is not the technology itself, it is our commitment to doing the hard, systematic work it takes to make it succeed.