[tkiolp4]

I don’t understand the ones that are volunteering being oncall. I don’t think you are making a favor to your colleagues but to the company you work for, and that usually means: the company is being cheap regarding the on call topic. I have zero empathy for companies not handling on call the right way.

[em-bee]

what is the right way?

[jejeyyy77]

If a company needs 24/7 coverage they should pay to have that coverage.

[em-bee]

who says they aren't paying? you still need people to volunteer working during holidays

[jejeyyy77]

if they are paying, it's not volunteering.

Keep increasing the $ - you'll eventually hit a tipping point where people will fight over it ;)

[em-bee]

it's volunteering to give up you legal holidays for work. in some countries, working on legal holidays automatically qualifies for higher pay, but that aside, i think it is fair to ask for volunteers first in case there are people who don't have family to see over the holidays or are not even celebrating. in fact i get pretty annoyed to not get to work on days that i don't celebrate. i'd rather have different days off that are more meaningful to me. of course, if there are no volunteers of this kind, then other incentives are a good idea, as is a rotation maybe