[robluxus]

Not getting harped on is indeed a motivator for a lot of folks. And managers take advantage of this sometimes consciously sometimes unconsciously.

Re: SREs and observability, unfortunately sometimes the power imbalance tips the scale in their favor because if as a service owner you let observability out of your control then guess who will report your SLA to your boss?

Of course every org and every SRE org is different. Except yours. The Anna Karenina principle applies.

[hinkley]

My phrasing was poor. I agree it's a motivator, but it's a pretty poor one. Not quite bottom rung, but close enough to it.