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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by itake on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:47PM (#42044106)
Does SWE striking even mean anything to a company? If factory workers don't show up, no products are made. If a SWE doesn't show up, the website is just fine (see elon buys twitter).

SWE impact is measured in quarters or years, especially at a big company that doesn't have public deadlines for project delivery.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by TylerE on Monday November 04, 2024 @02:24PM (#42045136)
The busiest news day of the year is tomorrow. You don’t think NYTimes.com not being up to announce the winner isn’t a problem?
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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by itake on Monday November 04, 2024 @06:28PM (#42047158)
Are engineers actively clicking buttons on high traffic days?

Every job Ive ever been in, scaling was automatically managed. Engineers focused on fixing bugs and shipping features, not scaling up instances

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