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That article made me shudder with echos of having what we used to call “beeper madness” back in the 1990s. After a while of being on a roster of on call weeks,
by smackeyacky 2y ago
That article made me shudder with echos of having what we used to call “beeper madness” back in the 1990s. After a while of being on a roster of on call weeks, anything that beeped would make you reach for that pager on your belt.
As a kid the first few weeks were kind of exciting as it felt like you had been elevated to a new level of responsibility. Once that wore off it was obvious what a cage it was.
I don’t miss pagers.
- hinkley 2y agoI refused a contract to hire that was talking pager duty. I saw how they freaked out about things outside the team’s control during business hours. The first time someone called me after 11 pm I was going to get myself fired talking to them.