> Seriously? Have you ever worked where the expectation is you'll be on-call, even on your vacation? No, because that would be illegal in my country, as it is

> Seriously? Have you ever worked where the expectation is you'll be on-call, even on your vacation? No, because that would be illegal in my country, as it is in many. One call to the relevant government department would launch an investigation and at minimum lead to hefty company fines and the practice stopping. If that's normal to you, you should fix it or leave whatever country you live in. That would be laughable to most of us if it weren't so sad.