Re:Downtime last Saturday
by rdl on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @05:57PM
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I love doing major upgrades over Xmas/NY, Easter, and Labor Day. Lower traffic, and much better chances of fixing things if they go wrong.
I've always found that if you compensate people for it, it's not a problem. I personally would prefer 2-3 weeks extra vacation some other time in exchange for working through the holidays. It's way cheaper to travel in Jan/Feb, too.
It depends on your team, though -- if it's a bunch of people with kids who have school holidays at certain times, it might be more of an issue.
I've always found that if you compensate people for it, it's not a problem. I personally would prefer 2-3 weeks extra vacation some other time in exchange for working through the holidays. It's way cheaper to travel in Jan/Feb, too.
It depends on your team, though -- if it's a bunch of people with kids who have school holidays at certain times, it might be more of an issue.