Note to past me: Do not take a job at a company requiring 24/7 on-call duty, you dumb fuck.

"Sorry bossman my phone magically turned off on its own I swear"

“Sorry boss, my phone needs repair and it’s not working right now…”

Wouldn't even be legal in Europe.

Boss: Sleep is over-rated..

@thousandecibels My boss is, paradoxically, the most agreeable of my colleagues.

take the job if you know beforehand what that means, and if they pay accordingly.

isn't that job hunting 101?

@Fast-Nop in germany it is legal with compensation and a special contract.

@KDSBest I mean everything is legal with the right contract

@KDSBest Paid on-call duty is ofc legal, but not 24/7.

@12bitfloat I try to hire someone 40h / week and he has a 20h part time job.

Fine for him and cool for us, but this is actually illegal in germany and no contract can change that.

@KDSBest Any b2b contract can change that lol

What 24/7 ? Bye……………….
I only work 8 hours 5 days a week .

That depends. I was on a such duty for quite some time. Thanks for that extra gig I was able to make another salary and I rarely had to do anything. Maybe once or twice per month. For me the biggest minus was that phone could rang at any time. I had calls at 3 AM or during Christmas supper and I had to take care of whatever poped up

@PAKA uff yeah but messy