Continued thread
“Take This On-Call Rotation And Shove It”, Scott Smitelli (https://www.scottsmitelli.com/articles/take-oncall-and-shove-it/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43498213
On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/ki4dkb/take_this_on_call_rotation_shove_it
Scott Smitelli · Take This On-Call Rotation and Shove ItAt some companies, it is expected that certain engineers will serve as part of a formal on-call rotation. On paper, this seems like a reasonable way to ensure the reliability of the product. In practice, it is a miserable burden and you probably won't even get paid for it.