Re:Ask HN: (How much) do you get paid for being on call?
by freitasm on Sunday July 09, 2023 @10:59PM
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"... always having to be within X minutes of a device."
Back when I was in a technical role I used to be rostered on-call every few weeks. That included being on a conference call within five minutes of being paged (yep, oldstyle). This meant planning ahead to be at home at all times that week.
We were paid to be on-call and paid hourly if a call actually came in.
These days I see people saying they're expected to be on call and not being paid more than they're already paid. That's crazy.
Back when I was in a technical role I used to be rostered on-call every few weeks. That included being on a conference call within five minutes of being paged (yep, oldstyle). This meant planning ahead to be at home at all times that week.
We were paid to be on-call and paid hourly if a call actually came in.
These days I see people saying they're expected to be on call and not being paid more than they're already paid. That's crazy.