I'm consistently surprised by the number of startups that have distributed teams with people dispersed around the globe and then have an on-call rotation of one

I'm consistently surprised by the number of startups that have distributed teams with people dispersed around the globe and then have an on-call rotation of one person having on-call 24/7 for a week straight. This to me is a management red flag. One of the first question I used to ask when interviewing for roles that had an on-call component was "what's the on-call expectancy?" I would recommend asking questions about the "on-call" experience to everyone on your interview loop as well. This is often very informative. Expecting someone to have no life outside of work 24/7 for one week every 5 or 6 weeks is a real quality of life issue. And to do so without offering extra compensation just seems exploitive.