On-Call

Author	Topic: On-Call
Muji Warrior Member # 6347	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 05:36 Profile #0 This is a poll without being a poll, because I want to avoid the stigma associated with a proper poll if I can. ;) That, and, ultimately, I just feel like ranting. :P ... Question: Are you (or have you ever been) on-call for work? ... My present job requires me to be so, and this is a first for me. Usually, it's on a daily basis, finding out day by day if/when/where I'm going to work the next. But this morning, it's by the minute/hour/whatever, and I'm finding that to be extremely disruptive, annoying and to—some extent—stressful. ... If anyone has any experience dealing with something like that, I'd be curious to hear what you might have to say about the topic. -------------------- "Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed." -- Lao Tzu Posts: 124 | Registered: Monday, September 26 2005 07:00
M. Too Sexy for my Title Member # 5654	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 06:50 Profile #1 I've never been on call, but I know many people that have, including my sister. My advice is to not take it. It is uncomfortable, it doesn't allow you to any make plans ahead, it's very stressing, etc . I wouldn't do it unless I really needed the cash. If you need money right now and are thinking about taking the job temporarily then go right ahead, but I wouldn't take it for the long run. [ Tuesday, October 11, 2005 06:51: Message edited by: Marlenny ] Posts: 1035 | Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00
Drew By Committee Member # 4233	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:04 Profile #2 My wife is on call this week. Since the nature of being on-call for her involves putting out fires that might crop up for other people, she gets compensated at a rate of $200 for the first call, and $100 for each additional call, with a maximum of $500 per week. It keeps her in shoes, and also reduces the annoyance. Perhaps you should see about being compensated for on-call incidents. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Muji Warrior Member # 6347	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:26 Profile #3 Yeah, I need the money... and the money ain't bad. Not great, but not bad. With a raise coming soon even though I just started in September. I can always say "no" when my boss calls (it's not a matter of life and death or anything), but the more I say no, the less shifts I'll get. And the longer I hold out, the steadier it becomes. The guys with seniority are pretty stable, it's just crazy hours for me cuz I'm new. But... thanks. :) -------------------- "Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed." -- Lao Tzu Posts: 124 | Registered: Monday, September 26 2005 07:00
VCH Shaper Member # 247	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 19:45 Profile Homepage #4 If on-call means when they call you go deal. Yeah I'm on call then. -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 20:53 Profile Homepage #5 Well, in a literal sense my bosses give me new tasks over the phone (occasionally by email) when they can't be bothered to walk over to my office. Which probably doesn't qualify as on-call, but it sure is stressful. :P For the record, I hate phones. Talking face to face makes me nervous, talking without any visual contact at all is worse. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Synergy Shaper Member # 6292	written Tuesday, October 11 2005 21:08 Profile #6 So, Aran, what you are saying is that you are always weirded out when you have to deal with an actual human being??? -------------------- [Insert Signature Here] Posts: 2009 | Registered: Monday, September 12 2005 07:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, October 12 2005 00:43 Profile Homepage #7 Not weirded out as such. Talking to strangers/a large group of people does make me nervous. But it is not that bad when it is actually face-to-face. Calling a stranger over the phone usually takes me some time to prepare. I guess the worst combination of the two would equate to being interviewed on the radio. Talking to a large crowd I can't see... :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Jewels Agent Member # 3364	written Wednesday, October 12 2005 08:17 Profile Homepage #8 I am on call 24/7/365. I call it motherhood. :P -------------------- "Even the worst Terror from Hell can be transformed to a testimony from Heaven!" - Rev. David Wood 6\23\05 "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." - John Wesley Posts: 1001 | Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00
M. Too Sexy for my Title Member # 5654	written Wednesday, October 12 2005 08:37 Profile #9 quote: Originally written by Jewels: I am on call 24/7/365. I call it motherhood. :P Lol, I'm sure you are doing an awsome job at it. I can't wait to start working at that Posts: 1035 | Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00