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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by badpun on Sunday February 25, 2018 @11:44AM (#16459732)
My company has people hired (production assurance) especially for this. Being on call is part of their job description. I suspect it's a common arrangement.
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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by user5994461 on Monday February 26, 2018 @06:11PM (#16469849)
Anyone who is skilled enough to do that could get a better job that pays more and doesn't require to work on call.

Employees tend to leave the job or the workforce altogether. The ones who did not yet are in short supply.

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