Commit Virtual 2021: The Emotional Chaos of Deploying Code
Channel: GitLab
Date: 05/08/2021

Speaker: Alexandra Sunderland

Code deploys are among the most routine events that an engineering team takes part in, and yet, this chronic task can lead to an extensive range of intense emotions across an entire company if mishandled. From people in sales feeling upset when they weren’t made aware of changes affecting their demos, to those in support who feel nervous about incoming requests for new unknown features, the reach of deploys goes far beyond the developers working on them.

It’s important to ensure psychological safety and wellbeing for everyone, and to do that we need to take a step back and look at the larger picture of not only how our team feels, but how we're making other teams feel too. In a remote-first world where it’s easy to hide feelings behind screens, it’s critical to dive into how our actions and decisions are affecting others, and course-correct to create a better environment for all.

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