> what are you planning to do with all the time saved?

This made me laugh hilariously.

But overall the parent was a very helpful comment, to get this perspective from an ex-Amazon-er

Thanks. I thought abt was some technology I hadn't heard of.

Isn't abt [0] a generally accepted abbrv for about [1]?

[0] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/abt-?s=t

[1] https://www.abbreviations.com/ABT

It's understandable, but very rare in most text. It's the sort of thing you'd expect in a telegram, not a modern forum comment.

Especially when they take the time to write "management", instead of "mgmt".