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# @GergelyOrosz on blaming the intern

- **期号**: SRE Weekly Issue #276（2021-06-27）
- **作者**: Gergely Orosz
- **链接**: https://mobile.twitter.com/gergelyorosz/status/1405865948716929029?s=21

## 简介

HBO accidentally sent an email to a bunch of people, and they tweeted (jokingly?) blaming their intern. This is a link to a short, thoughtful response thread.

## 正文

![@GergelyOrosz](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/673095429748350976/ei5eeouV_normal.png)

[Gergely Orosz](https://x.com/GergelyOrosz)

![The Pragmatic Engineer](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1544357754025951232/9hRrwOaX_normal.jpg)

Okay, we’ve all had a good laugh. Let’s now talk at the person who should be in the hot seat.
It’s not the intern. It’s the manager of the intern. Who messed up big time.
Here’s the 3 reasons why:

![@hbomaxhelp](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1942862888915402752/w0kbJSmK_normal.jpg)

We mistakenly sent out an empty test email to a portion of our HBO Max mailing list this evening. We apologize for the inconvenience, and as the jokes pile in, yes, it was the intern. No, really. And we’re helping them through it. ❤️

[12:32 PM · Jun 18, 2021](https://mobile.twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1405865948716929029)