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by willsmith72 798 days ago
2 European teams I worked on paid a bonus for on-call duty, and the systems were so stable that enough people volunteered for the few who didn't want it, weren't forced to.

It was pretty great, I took a week shift every month or so except when I was going on holiday, and aside from lugging a backpack with my laptop everywhere, didn't affect my life at all except 1 or 2 minor issues