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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by sceptical on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:29AM (#37509514)
Why is 24/7 oncall exploitation? It is hardly unpaid when you are payed > $500,000 a year. Also you should know this upfront when accepting employment.
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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by UncleMeat on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:46AM (#37509723)
Oncall can show up after the fact.

You take a job paying $X. Two years later, people decide that 24/7 oncall is necessary and suddenly now you are required to perform this 24/7 oncall. Your pay is not adjusted. You have no say in this new job requirement. This oncall is unpaid (your compensation hasn't changed).

>500,000 compensation is also highly unusual, even at very well paying companies.

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