Don’t tell Thomas Clark we told you, but…
it’s his birthday today.🎂 He’d rather pretend it’s a regular Thursday, so we’ll keep this brief—unlike his perfectly slow-cooked brisket.
You see, Tom has joined the middle-aged meat smoking society, and this got us thinking. Yes, about lunch already 🍽️🍖, but also how nobody commits to a 14-hour cook without bringing that same deliberate approach to their work.
Patience, meticulous attention where it matters, a constant eye for improvement—that’s Tom. Always in learning mode, always bringing shiny new AI tools to our workflow—also Tom. Our lifeline for Splunk to O11y and every technical role in between—definitely Tom.
But The Most Tom Thing Ever™️? Building Melbourne SREs the community they deserve, not for the flex, but through genuine interest in the field and actually giving a damn about the people who power it.❤️🔥
Seems like he’s always making important things happen without making it a whole thing. But, Tom, we see you. And like a good brisket, our appreciation for you only deepens with time. Happy birthday, legend! 🎉🎈
