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If load was an issue these things would have been solved already. Or they are purposely causing millions of dollars of productivity loss daily by not solving this.
Something more serious is at play. And I want to hear from the actual underlings.
2+2=4 without 7 paragraphs about humanity wanting numerical representations of quantities and the various number systems devised throughout history before they actually gloss over the actual facts and details.
Let the results speak after all is said AND done.
These are folks that routinely make it a point to press on system design and scalability during interviews.
Now they suddenly can’t scale or design systems but we should accept that?
I suspect for the average American the math goes the other way.
Source: Tried COBRA many times in the past decade (lots of startups) and it was never worth it. I wish health insurance wasn't tied to employers at all.
I'm not sure why this particular industry is so abysmal at making things even semi-reliable after decades of research, educated workforces, and loads of cash.