[SoothingDave]

If I get called and have to work I get paid, which is fine, but I get no calls (and no pay) most times despite being tethered to the phone all weekend. That doesn’t seem fair to me.

Huh? You want to get paid for the inconvenience of having a phone by your side?

[kearnyirish2]

“Huh? You want to get paid for the inconvenience of having a phone by your side?”

Ever get a phone call while you’re on the toilet? Do you have to bring a phone into the bathroom to shower? When you’re involved in anti-fraud efforts that is exactly what you end up doing (to allow financial institutuions to reach you when questionable items are presented for payment - often in person in a branch).

[Straight Vermonter]

Huh? You want to get paid for the inconvenience of having a phone by your side?

It's not like all I have to do is answer the phone. I really can't go to the beach, a ballgame or much else if I have to be available to work at any moment.

[DallasDeb]

Uh, being on call usually means that you have to be within range of handling whatever the emergency is (i.e., no trips out of town for the weekend). It also means the possibility of being interrupted while at a move, the opera, a concert, or important family dinner. You risk doing those things but usually do not mind if you are getting paid for it, albeit a very small percentage of your regular hourly pay. Most places, if you have to take call, you get your on-call pay and then get regular (or OT if you’re lucky) if you are actually called in and have to take care of something.