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> A. Do you need someone on call 24/7 (i.e. is the difference between 97% and 100% uptime significant in your business) Yes > B. Can somebody else be your out-o
by anonStartupCTO 16y ago
> A. Do you need someone on call 24/7 (i.e. is the difference between 97% and 100% uptime significant in your business)
Yes
> B. Can somebody else be your out-of-ours support person?
No.
The issue is not that I mind being on call when things are broken. The issue is that they want me to pay my own way in order to be on call. It's insulting.
- frossie 16y agoThe issue is that they want me to pay my own way in order to be on call. Ah. Well in a salaried world I would say fair enough (my organisation pays for phone and internet connections for on-call staff). In a startup world... I don't know. But either way, I don't think there's any point in feeling insulted. It's just a matter of fact issue of "I choose not to spend money for an Internet connection. If the company pays for it, I will do my best to attend after-hour calls". No point bringing emotions into it. But you know, if you have a stake in this company succeeding and if the company has no money... if it was me, there are definitely circumstances in which I would pay for it.
- petervandijck 16y agoFeeling insulted has its place :) It can make it more easy for you to demand respect when its lacking, or take action somehow.
- petervandijck 16y agoBy being ridiculous about something like this, it seems like they don't value their technical co-founder, is that the real issue? To be honest, I can see why you'd feel insulted.