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		bitL on Sept 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Build your career on dirty work Typically those companies requiring on-call periods give their employees pagers to keep during vacations...

NegativeK on Sept 11, 2022 | [–]

A pager doesn't let you be unconditionally available for family/friends or far outside of the range of technology.

cgrealy on Sept 11, 2022 | [–]

If you are on-call, you are not on vacation.

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