On Call work

[chrestomancy]

The Gibbon is frequently called at 2am by his work when things go wrong. The coworkers of The Gibbon claim that their allowance scheme for on-call is lacking. Recent conversation with Senior Management(tm) ended with a request for anecdotal evidence, as senior management is not prepared to gather impartial evidence themselves

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[waistcoatmark]

Time off in lieu if we spend more than a couple of hours working on something. We're pretty much "on call" whenever we're out of the office, but are quite able to tell 'em to sod off if we're busy.

[chrestomancy]

Cheers, all.

The "On Call" thing is a little different to just answering phonecalls or responding to Email, as it requires the on call person to be sober and near work at all times; effectively being in a mobile phone blackspot while on-call is a disciplinary offence. Cinemas, theatres & train journeys are all right out.

Still, The Gibbon has sympathy for everyone who works overtime for free. Much of The Gibbon's overtime is also unpaid. The price of a "professional" level job seems to be high expectations for no additional reward.

thanks wimble - if Sky had your on-call policy, The Gibbon would be paid about £15K more per year.