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The problem about being oncall is not how many times you get called, it’s that you cannot plan anything in your free time without having to take your laptop wit
by tkiolp4 5y ago
The problem about being oncall is not how many times you get called, it’s that you cannot plan anything in your free time without having to take your laptop with you.
- mparnisari 5y agoFor me is the other way around, i don't mind taking my laptop everywhere, but i loathe getting a page at 3am
- BeetleB 5y agoThen ask how often one is on call. One week out of every 4 weeks? 8 weeks? 12 weeks? I share your concern - it's why I've never taken an on call job. But I've still interviewed for some and am willing to babysit a laptop once every 6-8 weeks if they typically get a small number of calls - provided there are other benefits to the job (learn something new, higher pay, etc).