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Re:At some startups, Friday is so casual that it’s not even ... by commondream on Saturday February 07, 2015 @11:46AM (#9014460)
We have a support person who works his four days over the weekend to make sure it's covered.
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Re:At some startups, Friday is so casual that it’s not even ... by AndrewKemendo on Saturday February 07, 2015 @11:51AM (#9014471)
Sounds like lonely work. Sacrificing one for the tribe!

We did this in the military and would rotate who had Watch/CQ/duty[1]...

[1]http://terminallance.com/2013/08/15/terminal-lance-286-duty-...

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Re:At some startups, Friday is so casual that it’s not even ... by commondream on Saturday February 07, 2015 @12:01PM (#9014527)
He works on Mondays with the team to help with that aspect, but yes, it'll be great when we've got two weekend support folks.
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Re:At some startups, Friday is so casual that it’s not even ... by mt3ck on Saturday February 07, 2015 @01:27PM (#9014801)
Not always so.. maybe his circumstances favor working on the weekends and it happens to be a benefit to him?
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