The IT Standby Struggle Is Your Social Life Suffering?

Hi everyone,

Being an on-call systems administrator sounds prestigious until you realize you can’t even go to a movie without bringing your laptop and a backup hotspot. My neighbor is always complaining because I have to leave our backyard barbecues early whenever a server goes down across the country.

It’s tough to explain to friends why I’m “working” even when I’m just sitting on the couch waiting for a notification. I’m trying to calculate if the extra stipend is actually worth the loss of my weekend freedom. I found a great resource for https://calculadorahoras.com.br/horas-de-plantao/ :