Humane On-Call Practices

The conversation emphasizes the importance of humane on-call practices in the DevOps movement. It's crucial for companies to track metrics related to on-call duties, such as frequency of pages and overall workload, to ensure engineers maintain a healthy work-life balance. The toll of constant paging can be significant, making it essential to prioritize actionable incidents and respect personal time, including vacations and family events.

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Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers
SE-Radio Episode 301: Jason Hand Handling Outages
Related Questions
- What should on-call workers do?
- How do I manage taking an average of 17 calls a day during the week and month, including days where I can rest more and take fewer calls?

Humane On-Call Practices

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From this podcast

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

SE-Radio Episode 301: Jason Hand Handling Outages

Related Questions

What should on-call workers do?

How do I manage taking an average of 17 calls a day during the week and month, including days where I can rest more and take fewer calls?