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Question
While mitigating an incident, your hotfix introduced a new problem — now you have a second issue stacked on the first. How do you manage this?
What a strong answer looks like
Stop the bleeding first (mitigate), then form hypotheses from real signals. Separate root cause from symptom, communicate status as you go, and close with what prevents a repeat.
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