> all I can do is stay at home and be available If home is fine then usually all you need is Internet and laptop. > I cannot go for a run, I cannot go to the

> all I can do is stay at home and be available If home is fine then usually all you need is Internet and laptop. > I cannot go for a run, I cannot go to the movies, I cannot go for a dinner with family, I cannot even go shopping (shopping mall is further than a 10 min. trip) Sounds more like setting expectations and explaining the situation than a "cannot" (maybe except movies). You can explain to your family for example that you're on-call and may need to leave urgently. I mean e.g. police do that. It's not that uncommon. You can take runs within a 10 minute distance back home. The route is up to you. You can start by acknowledging on the phone as someone else commented, which would grant you maybe another few minutes. There are lots of options. It's on you to workaround it. On-call isn't perfect, sure.