# Sarah Mei on Twitter: compensation for on-call

- **期号**: SRE Weekly Issue #154（2019-01-06）
- **作者**: Sarah Mei
- **链接**: https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/1078475018294616065

## 简介

> My fundamental issue with being on call is that I care more about my personal life & health than I do about whether my employer’s website is operational.I assume everyone does! So…why do we put up with on-call at all?

Required reading for anyone who’s on call or manages folks that are on call.

## 正文

![@sarahmei](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/900926526182445058/qOi3HTwf_normal.jpg)

My fundamental issue with being on call is that I care more about my personal life & health than I do about whether my employer’s website is operational.
I assume everyone does! So...why do we put up with on-call at all?🤔
Maybe there’s something to this labor solidarity thing

[2:17 AM · Dec 28, 2018](https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/1078475018294616065)