Last month my intern asked for help with a Kubernetes error.
He was stuck on a YAML file.
He looked desperate.
I make $275,000 a year.
I haven't written a line of code since 2017.
I don't even know what a "pod" is.
But I didn't tell him that.
I leaned back in my Herman Miller chair.
I said, "Stop trying to code. Start prompting."
I told him to paste the error into ChatGPT.
He did.
The AI told him to delete the cluster.
He did.
Production went down instantly.
The CEO called me screaming.
I didn't panic.
I told the CEO we were "testing our disaster recovery protocols."
He was impressed by my foresight.
I got a bonus.
The intern got fired.
Innovation requires sacrifice.
Just not mine.
Cloud: *rolling & grey*
Pressure: *shifting & heavy*
Weather App: *rain warning*
Me: hmm, looks & feels like rain... 👀
Weather: *starts to rain*
Me:
I spoke with Kimberly about why we're going all-in on Omarchy at @37signals for a bonus episode of the REWORK podcast. About moving all of Ops and the Ruby programmers to Linux, and answering the objections too. Have a listen!