"Unfortunately being on-call 24x7 is the base expectation at big companies," Occasionally is that true, unless you set that precedent early. If you set bounda

"Unfortunately being on-call 24x7 is the base expectation at big companies," Occasionally is that true, unless you set that precedent early. If you set boundaries up at the start, in most cases, they stick. It's just critical to assess early and modulate occasionally (exceptions happen) but its better than living to their schedule on your dime.