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Re:Who's on call? by brazzledazzle on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:15PM (#12447777)
Unplanned == big $$. If you have to travel to the customer you can charge double your hourly rate and an emergency trip fee + expenses.
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Re:Who's on call? by ianai on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @11:20PM (#12450052)
No just an hourly employee. Support technician at that.
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Re:Who's on call? by brazzledazzle on Thursday September 08, 2016 @12:44AM (#12450355)
That sucks, but hey, at least you get compensated for it. I think in some states they even have to pay you for a certain amount of time at minimum even if you only work for 10 minutes.
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Re:Who's on call? by ianai on Thursday September 08, 2016 @04:02AM (#12451119)
It happens very rarely. The times it does they do it under the guise of me being potentially fired if I answer wrong. Ie they want immediate clarification of what I did in some crisis but really just want info. Not paid and I'm actively searching for work.
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Re:Who's on call? by beachstartup on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:26AM (#12450716)
find a new job buddy. nobody is going to stick up for you but yourself.
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