Several city workers all wait exactly 2, then 4, then 8 seconds after timeouts to the same controller and stampede together when the window opens. Which pattern reduces that synchronized retry storm?
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Short Explanation
If every clerk returns at the exact same minute, the lobby floods again. Growing waits plus a little random jitter spreads them out so the counter can breathe.
Full Explanation
Exponential backoff increases delay across attempts; jitter desynchronizes workers that would otherwise stampede. Fixed tiny sleeps or synchronized zero waits recreate the storm. This is REST consumer robustness, not a quiz on a particular message-queue product.