I've worked two SRE (or SRE-adjacent) jobs with oncall duty (Some unicorn and a FAANG). Neither have been remotely as bad to what you're saying. (Only one was a

I've worked two SRE (or SRE-adjacent) jobs with oncall duty (Some unicorn and a FAANG). Neither have been remotely as bad to what you're saying. (Only one was actually 24/7 for a week shift.) The whole point is that before you join, the team has done sufficient work to not make it hell, and your work during business hours makes sure it stays that way. Are there a couple bad weeks throughout the year? Sure, but it's far, far from the norm.