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> So long as I've got mobile coverage, I'm free to get on with my life. I don't doubt this, but surely you can agree many people lead lives which they would no

• andrewaylett 3y ago
  I do all of those things. And yes, I know it's frustrating not to be able to enjoy a drink but that's one of the things we're being paid to compensate for. The others are all possible while on-call, especially when I'm justified in not expecting to be called out. I've also dropped off the on-call rota, and encouraged others to do the same, to care for very young children or family who need care that would be compromised by responding to a page. Or vice-versa, of course: if I've already been up half the night looking after a newborn then I'm not going to be much help. My contract doesn't oblige me to be on-call, I wouldn't do it if the compensation didn't make it worthwhile.