I did that for years, oncall with no compensation. I did it because I was trying hard to build a resume, and in fact stuck out a lot of pretty difficult job sit

I did that for years, oncall with no compensation. I did it because I was trying hard to build a resume, and in fact stuck out a lot of pretty difficult job situation for years to do so. It has and hasn't paid off, but I would never take another job with a pager again, paid or unpaid. I'll flip burgers before I do it, no one would pay me enough. Mine was going off 2-3 times a night, about 3-4 days/nights a week. I was then given no comp time either, and expected in the office at 8:30AM. Karma seems to have come my way though, because now I have management that completely respects me and my time. It's just a shame it requires some windfall from a good manager to be treated with some sense of humanity. My recommendation though to anyone is never accept a job with a pager involved. Doesn't matter about the details or how desperate you are to build a resume. If they won't pay for a global "follow the sun" support model, they have no business running an operation that requires 24/7 support and you don't want to be there.