I hate, hate, hate being On-call

Dave_PH · 08-24-2008, 02:37 AM

I hate being called this late even more.

**efusco** · 08-24-2008, 08:43 AM

Call...what's call....?
Oh yea, it's what those guys I call at 3am for admits are doing!

Yup, call sucks...even when you don't get called. As a resident doing rotations with various specialties and being on call for them I could never sleep, woke up every 30 minutes to check the beeper sure I'd missed a page. ER definately has it's perks.

jps000 · 08-24-2008, 08:47 AM

One of my colleagues, she had 4 kids. She LIKED being on call. She slept better on call, so she said.

Dave_PH · 08-24-2008, 06:26 PM

I don't sleep better on-call. After a rough one a few years ago I felt my whole body jump at the sound of the microwave going off. I almost missed a call last week while watching House M.D because I thougt the beeper going off was on the show.

effwitt · 08-24-2008, 08:50 PM

I used to be on call monitoring loads for a data warehouse. The pager would go off at least every four hours over the weekend even if everything was going OK. We had to hand-check results to make sure that everything was correct and update the website with the current status. I'd go to work on Monday morning feeling like a total wreck and being thankfull that I wasn't an intern at a hospital.

galaxee · 08-24-2008, 10:09 PM

the closest to on call i've ever been is being responsible for any disaster that may have befallen the retail store where i was second in command. the boss lived 40 miles away and i was only across town. everything from employees not showing up for shifts to dealing with the police if the alarm went off in the middle of the night made my phone ring.

somehow i also became the district problem solver too. i cursed the day i ever got that cell phone.

blech. if i wasn't already really motivated to go to college, that would have been enough. i wasn't paid enough to deal with that crap.

JamesWyatt · 08-25-2008, 12:00 AM

Be thankful you are employed in this economy.

effwitt · 08-25-2008, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesWyatt

Be thankful you are employed in this economy.

To quote a friend who had been laid off once, "It's nice having a job to complain about".

Dave_PH · 08-25-2008, 12:32 PM

Yep, better I should screw up a database than a person.

That bit about "be happy to have a job to complain about" is exactly the way the Robber Barrons want us to think. Whenever I hear someone complain about anything like health insurance or unpaid overtime I remind them that Elbonians don't need health insurance. When one gets sick they just throw 'em in throw trash. I love capitalism

Rae Vynn · 08-25-2008, 12:43 PM

I did my time managing a hotel -- that was being on call 24/7 for a YEAR.
It never failed. Not one. single. solitary. day (or night) were they (my wonderful staff) able to make it without calling me about SOMETHING.

I no longer work in that industry

08-24-2008, 02:37 AM	#1
Dave_PH Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 609 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I hate, hate, hate being On-call I hate being called this late even more.

08-24-2008, 08:43 AM	#2
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 14,228 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 24	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call Call...what's call....? Oh yea, it's what those guys I call at 3am for admits are doing! Yup, call sucks...even when you don't get called. As a resident doing rotations with various specialties and being on call for them I could never sleep, woke up every 30 minutes to check the beeper sure I'd missed a page. ER definately has it's perks.

08-24-2008, 08:47 AM	#3
jps000 No Exit Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 109 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call One of my colleagues, she had 4 kids. She LIKED being on call. She slept better on call, so she said.

08-24-2008, 06:26 PM	#4
Dave_PH Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 609 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call I don't sleep better on-call. After a rough one a few years ago I felt my whole body jump at the sound of the microwave going off. I almost missed a call last week while watching House M.D because I thougt the beeper going off was on the show.

08-24-2008, 08:50 PM	#5
effwitt Paparazzi Magnet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Eagan, MN Posts: 171 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call I used to be on call monitoring loads for a data warehouse. The pager would go off at least every four hours over the weekend even if everything was going OK. We had to hand-check results to make sure that everything was correct and update the website with the current status. I'd go to work on Monday morning feeling like a total wreck and being thankfull that I wasn't an intern at a hospital.

08-24-2008, 10:09 PM	#6
galaxee running WOT until out of fuel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 9,075 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call the closest to on call i've ever been is being responsible for any disaster that may have befallen the retail store where i was second in command. the boss lived 40 miles away and i was only across town. everything from employees not showing up for shifts to dealing with the police if the alarm went off in the middle of the night made my phone ring. somehow i also became the district problem solver too. i cursed the day i ever got that cell phone. blech. if i wasn't already really motivated to go to college, that would have been enough. i wasn't paid enough to deal with that crap. __________________ black 2005 prius, tweaked just the way i like it my diagnostic guy on electronics: "lack of troubleshooting ability is due to a high common sense rejection ratio."

08-25-2008, 12:00 AM	#7
JamesWyatt Señior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 343 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call Be thankful you are employed in this economy.

08-25-2008, 12:32 PM	#9
Dave_PH Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 609 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call Yep, better I should screw up a database than a person. That bit about "be happy to have a job to complain about" is exactly the way the Robber Barrons want us to think. Whenever I hear someone complain about anything like health insurance or unpaid overtime I remind them that Elbonians don't need health insurance. When one gets sick they just throw 'em in throw trash. I love capitalism

08-25-2008, 12:43 PM	#10
Rae Vynn Resident Witch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grays Harbor, WA, USA Posts: 2,800 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 52	Re: I hate, hate, hate being On-call I did my time managing a hotel -- that was being on call 24/7 for a YEAR. It never failed. Not one. single. solitary. day (or night) were they (my wonderful staff) able to make it without calling me about SOMETHING. I no longer work in that industry

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