In this vlog, I’m trying to have a normal, productive remote SWE day… while Amazon is basically on fire (emotionally and, like, operationally). I start with morning standup and then dive straight into my solo project—writing test cases for Glue jobs that transform data for downstream customers (my team works on internal Amazon accounting tools). Because a lot of the code was written a while ago, I literally printed out CSV test cases and manually traced what aggregates into what, because sometimes my brain just cannot visualize it from the code alone. I also talk about the massive AWS outage and what actually happened (a bug basically deleted the address to a core database), and how chaotic it looked from internal channels—even though my team isn’t AWS. Then I head to a cafe to reset, use internal AI tools to generate a test plan, and share my very real feelings about AI at work: it’s helpful, it’s encouraged, and yes… it does feel like I’m training the AI to replace my job. Finally, I get into the hardest part: seeing viral layoff news online before hearing anything internally. It was my first real layoff round at Amazon, and it was awful—so my takeaway is to stay sharp: track AI trends, keep your resume updated, and keep your interview skills warm.