One way to make on-call less bad, ask your employer to let you work normal 8hr days on the weekend that you're on call, in return for having 2 weekdays off the

One way to make on-call less bad, ask your employer to let you work normal 8hr days on the weekend that you're on call, in return for having 2 weekdays off the next week. That way you don't have any weekend days that are lost due to having to be available. I was allowed to do that, it was a win-win. Useful for them to have really thorough extra cover over weekend, then 2 uninterrupted days in the hills for me. ;)