25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work • Hacker News Board

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by davemtl » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

I also drew the short straw for on-call this weekend. I've probably already clocked up 10hrs following a network failure at one of our datacenters.

I'm not an essential worker, but I want to pass on my Christmas wishes to people who are; doctors, nurses, healthcare assistance, ambulance crews, fire crews, police and everyone else who keeps the world turning over the Christmas holiday. Thank you all for your hard work!

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by sandermvanvliet » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

krallja wrote: post #50

sandermvanvliet wrote: post #27

I’ve had plenty of on-call shifts at Christmas and New Year’s Eve and it’s always a special time somehow. High five to all of you at work today!

I love taking on-call over the holidays, because with nobody deploying anything, there’s a much lower risk of being paged!

I did get a number of pages during those times. This was in port of rotterdam which is basically always busy, little bit less on holidays but still.

There is that sort of special vibe with the other people working though. Same as an overnight deployment when everyone else is asleep

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by sandermvanvliet » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:00 PM UTC

ncpa-cpl wrote: post #57

krallja wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love taking on-call over the holidays, because with nobody deploying anything, there’s a much lower risk of being paged!

I am on call today too. Fortunately not much has happened today. Last two years it was very different though, with day long conference calls for issues.

Take care, hope the quiet holds!

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by pjerem » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

My grandmother is hospitalized at home after a huge stroke.

Her nurse just left our house for the second time of this Christmas Day for taking care of her while we were in family.

Thanks to his work, I was able to spend Christmas with my family, including my grandmother.

That’s some badass important job.

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by soheil » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:12 PM UTC

> if you too are sitting in a dark office remember that all across the world are millions of other people working the truly important jobs.

I totally get the sentiment, but please turn on some lights.

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by asdfasgasdgasdg » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:13 PM UTC

I applaud the sentiment to encourage and celebrate the people who have to work difficult times. Although I don't think it was necessary for you to denigrate other workers (by saying that their roles are not truly important) who aren't working today. You can be important and vital without other people being unimportant.

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by bell-cot » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:13 PM UTC

hashimotonomora wrote: post #31

Thank you for being grateful. Please also note that Christmas is not a thing for a lot of people. Jews, Chinese, Muslims.

True - but their cultures & religions having different special & sacred days does not much change the nature of "some people will have to work on those day".

(Yes, when you've got enough diversity of cultures & religions, shifts can be swapped around so that nobody has to work... Nice, except that being one of those who work on those days is also something special.)

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by Buttons840 » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:14 PM UTC

mabbo wrote: post #59

rootbear wrote: post #11

Quite a few of my NASA colleagues worked today to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, and I'm sure most of them didn't mind working on Christmas. And I certainly appreciate all of those who work on the holidays to keep us safe.

There's a Christmas every year. A major telescope launch is apparently once a generation.

Yeah. I commented to my family that this telescope took multiple countries years to build. I'm not sure if it's just that difficult, or if budgets are too small.

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by mabbo » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:15 PM UTC

gentleman11 wrote: post #53

I have a really hard time on my days off taking my mind off work. Shout out to everyone else who is accidentally getting distracted today by problem solving when they are trying their best to be present with their families

I used to be like this as well. Vacations of less than 5 days were meaningless because it took me that long to stop thinking about work!

But I managed to un-learn this habit. I work 9:30 to 5:30. I turn off my work brain outside of that. It's not easy, but it's worth practicing.

Re: 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work

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Post by Gene_Parmesan » Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 6:15 PM UTC

rasengan wrote: post #42

I work every day - the world moves too fast. Regulations are the new moats, but holidays and weekends were the moats in the past -- 260 days in a year vs 365 - who will produce more?

There is more to life than how much one can produce, surely. You may be interested in a little piece of literature called A Christmas Carol - the core of the message is as accurate now as it was when it was written, if not more so, and I personally believe that core applies whether you celebrate Christmas or not. (I'm obviously being a little facetious as I assume most if not all of us are intimately familiar with the tale - I personally like the George C. Scott version!)