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Re:I Don't Want to Be on Call Anymore by spaetzleesser on Sunday November 28, 2021 @10:25PM (#29376024)
"Getting paid 200k+ for a job that had on-call as part of stated duties (and thus baked into the comp) prior to accepting the offer is now working for free? There is hyperbole and then there is whatever this is."

The lawyers at my company go home at 5 and make way more. I know a doctor who gets paid somewhere around $1500 for every day he is on call. And when they actually call him he makes even more.

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Re:I Don't Want to Be on Call Anymore by listenallyall on Monday November 29, 2021 @12:15PM (#29382358)
You're likely very wrong about the lawyers. They leave at 5 when nothing is urgent. But in certain crisis situations -- company being bought out, a severe injury occurred on premises, a client is suing you, etc -- those lawyers will be expected to respond 24/7 all through a full weekend or beyond.

Of course, you can still go to law school if you're really that jealous.

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