Joshua Rich, a support engineer at Elastic, shares his experience working with the eBay team, highlighting the personalized approach Elastic takes by dedicating support engineers to specific accounts rather than rotating them. This method fosters deep relationships and intimate knowledge of customer projects, creating a collaborative environment akin to working with friends rather than mere colleagues. Rich first met Sudeep Kumar from eBay in person at the Elastic{ON} 16 event, after months of remote collaboration, and emphasized the excitement and challenges of working at eBay's large scale. He appreciates the opportunity to contribute to eBay's success and values the sense of community and passion within Elastic, where the distributed support team maintains a strong sense of togetherness and continuously learns from and supports their customer base.