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I just got
@watthemaddy
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Why it worked
The video resonates with viewers who are also in demanding tech roles, particularly those who experience unexpected on-call alerts. The creator's relatable exhaustion and the late-night setting create a strong sense of shared experience.
Summary
The creator, a software engineer, is woken up late at night by an alert and has to debug an issue. After an hour of troubleshooting, they decide to go to sleep, hoping the problem won't worsen overnight.
Structure
- 1Woken up by an alert
- 2Troubleshooting the issue
- 3Realizing the problem is complex
- 4Deciding to go to sleep
- 5Hoping for the best
On-screen text
I just got
paged with a
sub 2
and I was
go to sleep
but let's debug
this issue
my heart is
I was not
paged right now
okay I actually
one error log
in our cloudwatch
in our cloudwatch
I don't know
why though
I feel like
not working right
after doing some
an intern
was doing stress
testing
basically exceeded one
of our limits
made some changes
but I don't
was enough
it's been almost
and I'm starting
to see the
alarm die down
it's almost 1:00
am
and I'm officially
gonna go sleep
hopefully I don't
the middle of
but
crossing my fingers
Original caption
reality of being a swe ig.. literally shrunk 1 hr of footage into a min long video . . #softwareengineer #swe #oncall #Tech #engineer
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