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by pseudalopex 1666 days ago
Parents wake up for their own babies. Very few engineers have a meaningful stake in the business. And on call hours aren't proportional to equity generally. Imagine if someone said they expected someone else to wake up for their baby in exchange for lottery tickets.

They said on call is ethical if an employee is willing and compensated accordingly. Additional paid time off is compensation.