The QTS Experience
The QTS Experience
Dave McCall
Ep 234: Rose Weinschenk – From Minds to Megawatts: A Human Scientist and Data Center Whisperer
56 minutes Posted Nov 24, 2025 at 8:00 am.
Intro & Rose’s leap from psych rehab to data centers
Hyperscalers hiding jobs + the great poaching candy-grab
Artists, psych majors, and chaos goblins – you belong here
Mentorships are quietly dying (and how to save them)
Community backlash & taking the narrative back
AI trust crash + why moderate automation beats full autopilot
Rose’s advice to anyone curious about the industry
What actually gives Rose hope for our talent pool
2025 Uptime staffing report drop + wrap-up
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I sat down with Uptime Institute’s Rose Weinschenk – a former psychology researcher turned data-center truth-teller. Rose brings a rare talent: understanding the humans behind the hardware. We dig into how people actually behave in high-stakes environments, why mentorship still matters, the trouble with poaching, and what it really takes to build trust in an AI-powered future. It’s thoughtful, nerdy, and full of moments that make you wonder why more psych majors aren’t running critical infrastructure.
References & Links Uptime Institute 2025 Staffing Survey Report: https://intelligence.uptimeinstitute.com/resource/2025-staffing-and-recruitment-survey-results-and-crosstab-files Rose Weinschenk: https://intelligence.uptimeinstitute.com/author/rweinschenk Uptime Institute: https://uptimeinstitute.com/