Re:I Don't Want to Be on Call Anymore
by psychstudio on Sunday November 28, 2021 @11:11PM
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I don't read group chats _inside_ working hours. I'm working at work, not group chatting.
If that means you're reading your chats later it sounds as if you're also working outside working hours.
You missed the point entirely.
The goal is not to need on call, because you BOTH have a stable system that requires rare off hours interventions, AND you have a team that owns that and is bothered rarely enough to not need to have a formal rotation.
On call systems with stable systems in my experience tend to be a real problem because people lose the on call urgency anyway.
TL;DR - the problem is your system, not being on call or not.
Congratulations, you've made you entire team on call year round.
I don't read work chats outside of core working hours if I'm not currently on-call. In general, most people shouldn't. Doing so is awful for your stress levels and work-life balance. I did it for more than a decade, burning out twice in the meantime, and things have been much better since I stopped.