Ask HN: How do you deal with production issue PTSD?
I work in a small team, in a large company, with big responsibilities. Downtime can be fatal for our company.
I've had a few experiences waking up at 5 AM (in our time it's when the US has peak traffic and most issues arise) checking alarms and having to fix large systems on my own. This has left some non-negligible PTSD. I often wake up in semi-panic in the wee hours and check my phone for system status. It gets quite exhausting.
I've had a few experiences waking up at 5 AM (in our time it's when the US has peak traffic and most issues arise) checking alarms and having to fix large systems on my own. This has left some non-negligible PTSD. I often wake up in semi-panic in the wee hours and check my phone for system status. It gets quite exhausting.
How do you deal with this?