products like dynatrace, app dynamics, and app-insights do this for MANY web and app based applications. millions of them. Every day.

You think this is true. Everyone has a a libertarian dream - not everyone gets to wake up in that dream and realize it’s actually pure hell. Slashdot - for instance - will immediately be overrun by swastika guy.

Must we nice to not be bankrupted by serious illness in the family

The the Kurds

You know those tax breaks run out next year right?

OH YES THIS.

This and shifting (temporarily) responsibilities around so things that need to get done can still get done correctly is really the best (only?) option.

But that shifting or responsibilities HAS to happen for some stuff. I know of at least 2 orgs i work with that refuse to do that because it might.. upset parents.

In the end - people need to be aware that there are some things the childless WILL have to pick up. They need to be responsible and push off other responsibilities, and be proactive about moving responsibilities around so things can actually get done.

Not everyone is going to like this.

So - yeah. From my own perspective its obvious how much of an impact the kids are having on people. Specifically people who have crept into mission critical roles that require a LOT of collaboration time.

Suddenly they cant collaborate anymore. Or they can but in odd shifts.

You guys have to remember: not all tech work is "take this work list and work through it until its done" A LOT of it involves design discussions, re-design discussions, etc etc. A lot of developers are also involved in these live communication streams.

So now - things that used to take 3 minutes over chat, video phone, or with a desk visit are taking - SOMETIMES - multiple days just because of the extra context switching and odd hours. Yes -im talking about you person with kids. I know there isnt anything you can do about it - but its STILL impacting the organization you work in.

On my team - the people who suddenly have messed up hours are being relegated to work that we can assign in lists and they can "sit and do" - the problem is now I have to spend more time and money on grooming that work - like im outsourcing it to Bangalore.... thats a lot of work. Previously we could outline what we want - and rely on real-time communications to work through any gaps.

I’m not it’s ready to believe this . If it ends up being true someone needs to have 15k man slaughter charges brought against him and be put in a tiny cell somewhere for all eternity.

In command society contract award you.

In communist society we call them comrade, comrade.

Cough cough...Gomert (six?)

Im not sure you are correctly. Google does a great job deciding these things even though you claim they don’t get to. Almost like the market backs them or something...

Yes!

I have a feeling that the situation is a lot more complicated than this. Probably not worth speculating on for a couple of years.