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What benefits do you get for being on-call? - programming.dev (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by agilob to c/programming
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/2933587

  1. How much extra do you get paid for being on an call rotation?
  2. Is the salary/benefits the same for inconvenience of being on call and working on an incident?
  3. What other rules do you have? Eg. max time working on an incident, rota for highly unsociable hours?
  4. How many people are on the same schedule with you?
  5. Where are you based, EU/US/UK/Canada?
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My employer is suuuper generous. I get a “shout out” on Slack, and if it’s a big incident my slack profile photo appears on a slide at the company all-hands and the CEO graciously extends his thanks. Sometimes he might even say my name!

I’m on call every 3rd week, no cap on time, usually 3 to 5 people (cross teams). base salary $175k US, no RSUs or 401(k).

I want a new job but not getting many resume bites at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$175k isn't bad at all. In my company, that's senior level salary.

Also depends on what it entails. No amount of money will ever make me do IT work and support a CEO directly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, it’s not bad at all. For context, I’m Senior Staff with > 25yrs experience living in a M/HCOL area, so it’s on the low side. Honestly I’m fine with the base, it’s the casual indifference to the inconvenience, and there’s something about the “cheapness” of the way it’s rewarded that niggles me. Not terrible, not great!