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Doubly so given this is hardly a surprise. We've been on this trajectory for at least a couple of years now. They don't get to shrug, point at 10x volume, and act like they've been blindsided.

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They had large increase in volume, and trying to move to Azure at the same time. I don't envy them for either work they need to do. But also don't feel pithy because it's Microslop, at the end of the day.

All being said, I have most sympathy towards engineers of all people. They don't get to call the shots, they do as they are told. 99% of the time by an extremely out-of-touch managers.

Managers and executives though? Those I do blame. Surely at this point it should be blindingly obvious their current strategy is not working.

Those engineers also chose to work in US big tech for the ridiculously high salaries that come with it. Having to deal with the problems resulting from that scale is just part of the deal.

The end of the day is now.

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