• NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
    7·
    3 days ago

    Wait other people carry their laptop with them when they’re on call? I just make sure to never be an hour away from my laptop lol (ideally only 15 minutes away but I won’t reschedule anything)

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 days ago

      I’ve been “on call” for over a decade.

      If I go anywhere more than walking distance I take a laptop.

      yeah it’s shitty, but other than the CEO I’ll be the last person to lose my job.

      • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        I generally do the same. It doesn’t have to be my work laptop, mind you, just a laptop. Usually my personal laptop.

        As long as it’s in a reasonable walking distance from me, I’m good. Eg. If I go out for dinner, I’ll toss my bag in the car and I’ll leave it in the car unless I get a page.

      • Agent641@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 days ago

        I spent a decade on call.

        The last few years, they would call and call and call…

        I wouldn’t answer though

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      I’d rather hook into Wi-Fi/hotspot and work without making my whole family leave or be stranded somewhere just because I got a call.

      • theangryseal@lemmy.world
        5·
        3 days ago

        My god I don’t miss that life.

        I’m a stay at home dad now and sometimes they drive me crazy (right now actually. If I could kick the dogs out it would probably make my life easier. FUCK YOU MR. PISS ON THE FLOOR!).

        Even when they drive me so crazy I feel like I’m about to have an aneurysm, life is easy mode compared to IT.

        My Computer, Computer, and This PC ain’t my goddamn problem anymore. Woooooohooooooo!