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Aqua-man · 03-31-2005, 12:38 AM

does anyone else have a *&^% job where they are called in at an time?????
This sucks. i guess i'll go and try to relax before i have to come back in 5 hours

fishsmith · 03-31-2005, 11:07 AM

I'm on a 24/7 pager one week every month, it blows, but it pays the bills. Fortunately I can log in from home for afterhours calls. This morning @ 4am was a full file system on openVMS, the night before was a windows issue, the same night was unix problem. I hate the pager, but I hate outsourcing more, so I can't complain to mgmt.

ThrowingTimber · 03-31-2005, 03:51 PM

uh huh pager 1 & cell 1 month at a time

chris L · 03-31-2005, 04:11 PM

oh yeah ! once sometimes 2 times a month for the last 15 years . and Im salary . no love !

I have to come in on Sunday at 0430 till 0700 . Im not even on call !

Aqua-man · 03-31-2005, 04:24 PM

It's nice to know I'm not alone

ThrowingTimber · 03-31-2005, 08:32 PM

no the WHOLE MONTH with CELL and PAGER 24/7. You are given a fresh pack of batteries with the pager each time....

fishsmith · 04-01-2005, 05:26 AM

I'm on a call right now, been on it since midnight

The only enjoyment I get is flushing the toilet on the conference call and hearing the rest of the folks snicker

afterhours · 04-01-2005, 06:51 AM

gotta love the "comforts" of a home office

ThrowingTimber · 04-01-2005, 08:43 AM

Im going to need a wireless carrier for the fall run any suggestions? Does anyone use Verizon and hows that work out?

piemma · 04-01-2005, 12:55 PM

I have used Verizon for many years and I have never wanted to change. They have the best coverage nationwide. Doesn't work when I am in Europe or Asia but I rent a worldwide phone for that.
My recommendation is to go with Verizon.

ThrowingTimber · 04-01-2005, 02:27 PM

Thanks P

Raven · 04-01-2005, 07:11 PM

verizon service is good... but the camera phone's take lousey pics... (tip)
better to buy a spare battery thats charged when you go low battery, you take it outta the charger and just swap-em out....presto...CALL

-ER

mrmacey · 04-02-2005, 07:10 AM

24/7 365 days a year stop your weeping all of ya!!!!

spinncognito · 04-02-2005, 11:12 AM

I manage a sometimes incompetent department of 25 and cringe every time my cell rings. Weekends can be brutal. I am also salary but make sure I get comp out every minute I do over 40 (usually when the tide is just right!)

spinn

Aqua-man · 04-02-2005, 11:48 AM

I hate that sinking feeling in my chest every time the phone rings.
2:00 AM the phone ....Ring! Hello........" hay, buddy I hate to wake you up but.............." so here i am still half asleep, trying to trouble shoot a problem over the phone, it could be just about anything, electrical, hydraulic, controls, mechanical, pnumatic, steam, chilled water...........It's amazing how people lose their ability to explain problems over the phone sometimes.So i haul my sorry a** out of bed and head to the plant, take care of the problem , sometimes it's pushing a start or reset button

.....head home and back again at 7:00 AM and do it all over again. 24/7-365, salary,no comp time, and every year i give up vacation time that i dont have time to use. And yes i get called during my vacation too. How the heck did i get myself into this?