Giant Batch Job With No Logs

Mid-level engineers love to write giant batch jobs that run for 3 hours and produce no log output between "initializing..." and "done!"

A humorous post jokes about mid-level engineers creating huge batch jobs that run for hours without producing any progress logs, leaving everyone unsure whether the process is working. It is used as a relatable reaction to poorly observable software, long-running scripts, and confusing engineering practices.

• @gentoomemes / 17119 2025-05-01