Beaver Duty

Beaver Duty

Logs of Duty: The Knowledge transfer

Transferring chaos with a smile and a calendar invite. Thank you for your work Steve.

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Nov 16, 2025
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Rule #1: Get informed two days before Steve leaves. That gives you plenty of time to absorb years of wisdom, undocumented bash scripts, and subtle deployment rituals. More time would trigger procrastination.

Rule #2: Book one long meeting. Four hours on a Friday afternoon should do it. There is never enough time to share all the company gossip. Plan to o…

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