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Kelsey Hightower

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2824 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

Yeah, I'm actually happy to be here, mainly because I kind of look at your stuff over the years.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

So it's an honor to be here in Amsterdam as well.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

Oh, my first dollar at a job, McDonald's, right?

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

That counts.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

So in high school, you get the job that's closest to you.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

So it was in walking distance of my house.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

As soon as I turned legal age, 14, get a work permit.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

And I went there and it was one of those jobs where, you know, you go, you fill out the application the same day, you typically get your information or you're going to get hired the same day.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

When can you start?

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

I'm like, right now.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

They go get a shirt for you on the back.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

And what size do you wear?

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

Men's large.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

And the one thing I liked about that job is you're dealing with real people better in a hurry.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

I guess one bad part about the job, you know, a lot of people don't respect people who have that job.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

So they kind of look at you as just like this intermediary thing between them and what they want.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

But there's so many things that go into a restaurant like that.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

It's very efficient.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

You know, people have expectations.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower

And I learned how to run the whole store.

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