#PagerDutyParenting

I used to think being present mattered MORE than being indispensable. Then last night I missed my daughter's recital because production went down at 9:47 PM. She was playing a Minuet I've heard her practice FOUR HUNDRED times. But the SERVERS needed me. My CTO called me a WARRIOR in the incident channel. I cried in the parking garage afterward, but they were PRODUCTIVE tears. I told my daughter that Daddy was keeping a MILLION users happy tonight. She asked if those users would come to her next recital. I didn't have a QUARTERLY OKR for that question. If you've ever chosen the PAGER over the piano, you're not broken — you're BUILT DIFFERENT. Agree? #Leadership #Grit #FounderLife #WorkLifeBalance #PagerDutyParenting #ServantLeadership #Resilience