Canadianplat855 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I am on call this weekend. Totally sucks. All my buddies are running their karts in Montreal. At Kart-O-Rama. Mine is staring at me. Just wondering if anybody here works a on call type job. Needed to vent. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I do during the summer. I know how it feels to have to sit at home and have a heart attack every time your phone rings hoping it's not who you think it is while all of your friends are grilling out and having an awesome time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyCarIsRed Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I answer dumb questions all the time, but only have had to go in twice... so kinda on-call. I work at a museum :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 my last job was OC on weekends, I'll never do it again... we all rotate saturdays here (our I.T dept is only 5 people) i use the time to catch up on Net-Flix streaming :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianplat855 Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Yeah, I have had 3 calls already. I didn't state that I am a Tractor/Trailer Tech. I have a cover area of about 300kms. The service van is a Gruman 6.5 nonturbo diesel. Top Speed is 75km/h. So yeah. I hate my job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Yeah, I have had 3 calls already. I didn't state that I am a Tractor/Trailer Tech. I have a cover area of about 300kms. The service van is a Gruman 6.5 nonturbo diesel. Top Speed is 75km/h. So yeah. I hate my job! Welcome to the life of salary paid occupation. Be glad you have a job during this time.:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Fiance is on call a lot, when she is on call, so am I :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OniFactor Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 i work in news.. so technically, i'm always on call. if the studio needs to do a live, i gotta be there. thankfully, we don't have that eventful of an area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I was for 6 years in the HVAC service side ................. NEVER AGAIN . Granted next job I get either Prision Gaurd or Cop no on call but rotating shifts every month :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 54 Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I'm a father of 3 so I guess you could say i'm on call 24hrs. a day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnderr Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I'm a father of 3 so I guess you could say i'm on call 24hrs. a day . +1 to that got a 2 year old and 5 month old. Systems engineer for a small company, so if a server takes a shit I'm on the hook for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TryingBe Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I had an on-call job. It means: Work 8am-5pm on weekdays When you're back home, work remotely 5-15 minutes every 90 minutes or so until you go to bed. Saturday, go in work for about 3-5 hours Sunday, work remotely 5-15 minutes every 120 minutes or so until you go to bed Take care of all computer problems if the on-call pager or on-call cell call you. Yeah, fun. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianplat855 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Well I am up to 8 calls. only 2 more days to go. Because of Thanksgiving. On the other side of things. I put a offer in on a 97 854R factory manual. The guy wants 2500!!! Clearly does not know what he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Moo Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I was for 6 years in the HVAC service side ................. NEVER AGAIN . Granted next job I get either Prision Gaurd or Cop no on call but rotating shifts every month That's interesting. I work in a forensic psych facility, and went back to school for HVAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost3237 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I'm on call, its ridiculous the amount of crap I get called for/about all the time, after work or during the weekend. I'm the server admin/help and support desk for a Speech Therapy Staffing company. Totally SUCKS being on call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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