A_Very_Brave_Taco

At previous positions within the IT sector, I was part of an "on-call" rotation that required me to always have VPN access and an active connection to my workplace. It was also strongly expected that I have my remote workstation on and "listening" for emails and chat notifications from our clients. I was not getting paid for time I wasn't "working an issue" but I had almost no freedom when I was off the clock because of the possibility of something happening.

Because this is impacting my personal life, should I have pressed my employer for compensation in "at-the-ready" or "on-standby" rates? The requirements of the on-call were suffocating and one of the reasons I left the company. I'd like to extend the question for any other people in the "on-call" world that may not know their entitlement to fair compensation.

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Thanks in advance! 🌮

EDIT: The SLA agreements for my response time was, in no uncertain terms, "immediately". If I got a call while driving, I was expected to pull over and VPN in from the mobile hotspot we were required to carry with us at all times. From the shoulder of an interstate.

That would be the same as beating InfinityWard's time on Spec Ops.

Central United States, (was) working for a data aggregating company that knew more about your buying habits than you did.

The idle banter in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint was some of the most hilarious and candid voice lines I've heard in a large studio game. Did you ever get the chance to improvise lines or give feedback or input into the characters you've voiced?

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Thanks in advance!

"Yeah, you know why you don't see anything?

Because it's god-damn night time!"

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The banter had me in stitches at so many points I wasn't expecting.