I get employed for being on call...
I get paid for when I work (hourly), and I don't mind being on call. The main difference is the system I run does lots of time dependent things (my system is the live weather forecasting system for the national weather service), when before I was responsible for research systems. So every 6th week I'm on call.
Did my first night of on call in 8 years. Started my new job last week, and part of that is being on call. I didn't get called tho, so it's not too bad so far. Knock on wood.
Feel better dinner.
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Messenger bag sized for tablets with a built in battery for $90
My fear is that whatever remediation is provided for lowering prinicple to match appraised value will be moot for people who have refinanced post crash, so I'm holding out with my current interest rate and watching to see what happens.