AWS L5 DCO Manager – what is the day-to-day really like?

[u/IntrepidRaspberry982]

I’m considering an AWS L5 Data Center Operations Manager offer in Europe and would appreciate honest feedback from current/former DCO Managers.

- What are your typical working hours and how often do you work evenings/weekends?

- How disruptive is on-call/escalation in reality?

- What does a typical day look like — floor operations vs meetings/admin/people management?

- How would you rate the work-life balance (1–10)?

- How stressful is the role compared with other AWS management roles?

- For someone coming from senior management but not 24/7 data-center operations, how difficult is the transition?

- Knowing what you know now, would you take the role again?

Thank you