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I have worked for employers that would have thought that weird, and probably would have fired the first person to do so. They didn't even pay that well. It's p

I have worked for employers that would have thought that weird, and probably would have fired the first person to do so. They didn't even pay that well. It's partly a cultural thing - in both Germany and Israel, for very different reasons, "we own your Sabbath" would not fly. UK/US it seems to be much more normal to assume employees are always available, though it varies by sector.

nicoburns 3y ago
In the UK I've found the expectation to generally be that you're available in an emergency. But not just for everyday business as usual activities. I have all work-related notifications turned off outside of working hours, but my employer has my phone number in case of emergency.
- AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  My boss called me once, at 9 PM. I went in to fix a problem. I was there until 1 AM. I was fine with it, because it happened once. In 13 years. Yeah, sure, I can come in for an emergency. (Also, my boss was already there when I arrived, and was still there when I left.) There's an emergency every other day? Nope. That's a management issue. Hire some people to work those hours, or fix things so that "emergencies" quit happening.
  - red_admiral 3y ago
    > There's an emergency every other day? Nope. That's a management issue. Hire some people to work those hours, or fix things so that "emergencies" quit happening. That seems to be pretty much the issue with the ASLEF/RMT strikes on the UK railways at the moment. At least in the sense that "emergency" means we'd have to cancel a train if someone doesn't work that overtime.
- cameronh90 3y ago
  I'm in the UK and even emergencies have always been treated as best effort wherever I've worked. If it's the weekend, you might be drunk / on the beach / on a plane / whatever. Obviously, if it is a genuine rare emergency, most people are generally fine to help if they are around.

nicoburns 3y ago

In the UK I've found the expectation to generally be that you're available in an emergency. But not just for everyday business as usual activities. I have all work-related notifications turned off outside of working hours, but my employer has my phone number in case of emergency.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago
My boss called me once, at 9 PM. I went in to fix a problem. I was there until 1 AM. I was fine with it, because it happened once. In 13 years. Yeah, sure, I can come in for an emergency. (Also, my boss was already there when I arrived, and was still there when I left.) There's an emergency every other day? Nope. That's a management issue. Hire some people to work those hours, or fix things so that "emergencies" quit happening.
- red_admiral 3y ago
  > There's an emergency every other day? Nope. That's a management issue. Hire some people to work those hours, or fix things so that "emergencies" quit happening. That seems to be pretty much the issue with the ASLEF/RMT strikes on the UK railways at the moment. At least in the sense that "emergency" means we'd have to cancel a train if someone doesn't work that overtime.
cameronh90 3y ago
I'm in the UK and even emergencies have always been treated as best effort wherever I've worked. If it's the weekend, you might be drunk / on the beach / on a plane / whatever. Obviously, if it is a genuine rare emergency, most people are generally fine to help if they are around.