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I ran a business for several years that never quite grew large enough to support additional technical staff, so I was always on call. It didn't happen often, bu
by SwellJoe 9y ago
I ran a business for several years that never quite grew large enough to support additional technical staff, so I was always on call. It didn't happen often, but I got enough calls (or pages, since that was how I dealt with it in early couple of years) in the middle of the night to where I literally had nightmares about a phone ringing for a while. Even today sometimes my stomach hurts and I feel angry when the phone rings.
I've never liked the phone, but I really hate it these days when there are so many better ways to communicate.
- gameshot911 9y agoI have an after-hours pager about once a year or so, and each time I get the same sense of low-grade trepidation at night. Sleep quality also suffers tremendously, I'm always wide awake at the lightest disturbance. It's terrible, and I always feel for anyone who has to be on call at night with regularity.
- mv4 9y agoWas on call 24x7 for several years, took me 10 years to recover. I still hate getting called with no prior warning, can't help it. It messes you up.