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Presumably because of pressure from superiors. If they know you're in cell range and ignoring them, they'll be pissy. If you're simply unable to receive commu

Presumably because of pressure from superiors. If they know you're in cell range and ignoring them, they'll be pissy. If you're simply unable to receive communications, that's just the way it is. It shouldn't be like that, but it is.

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GJim 2y ago
> If they know you're in cell range and ignoring them, they'll be pissy. Frankly, I'd be "pissy" if my superiors tried calling me when I'm on holiday and I would have no qualms informing them of that fact. But then I'm not American.
- ryandrake 2y ago
  This is not an "American" thing. I'm American, and I would never, ever, ever in any known universe within the multiverse, bring my work phone with me on a vacation, let alone answer it or do work stuff. And, I would never give anyone at work my personal phone number. Strict separation of work and personal, and never the twain shall meet. We should not accept jobs that keep you on the leash even during your vacation and after working hours, unless on-call is agreed-to part of your official duties.
  - hgomersall 2y ago
    Not intending this to be snarky, but do you not have friends you meet at work? Is it a case of your friends knowing not to call your for work reasons?
    - ryandrake 2y ago
      A few from past jobs, and they're welcome to call if they want to do personal/social stuff together, but they are not welcome to call because the build is broken or they need me to do a database roll back because production is down.
    - smrq 2y ago
      The implication that it's typical for one's friends to call them on vacation for work reasons is bonkers to me. What kind of friends are those?
      - hgomersall 2y ago
        It was a question related to the GP saying they never handed their personal phone number out to people they worked with, which seemed rather limiting to me.
  - ghaff 2y ago
    I mean, vacation is vacation. I've also agreed to do interviews and such if I'm on vacation and it's convenient. I may also have glanced at email from time to time and sent a quick response to something with the proviso that I'm on vacation.
- School-Cotton 2y ago
  > But then I'm not American. Europeans being smug about how much better their society is than Americans’ is such an annoying cliche at this point. We get it, Europe is a paradise. Btw, I’m American and I would simply not answer if my work tried to contact me while on vacation. Conversely, I know multiple Europeans with terribly unhealthy work/life balance who work constantly while on vacation.
  - ClumsyPilot 2y ago
    > Americans’ is such an annoying cliche at this point. We get it, Europe is a paradise. I get it, for Americans this is an unusual experience but the rest of the planet putting up with American Chiche’s about us is Tuesday
  - Der_Einzige 2y ago
    I am the smug American which reminds all the euros that they make 1/3rd of what an American does while simultaneously working harder than the average rest and vest engineer at a tech retirement home like Microsoft. Everyone I think about how bad American WLB is, I take a look at the supposed utopias of Europe and find that they’re whole nations of crabs in a bucket.
    - Chris2048 2y ago
      > I am the smug American which reminds all the euros that they make 1/3rd of what an American does Including healthcare and public facilities? Or does this only apply to tech workers?
      - lupire 2y ago
        PP is bragging that USA 2%ers do better financially than the European 2%ers, as long as their kids don't get murdered at school, because they can watch their investment portfolio grow while playing video games at the office all summer instead of going on vacation.
      - iknowstuff 2y ago
        Yeah above a certain income threshold, healthcare is actually rather cheap here. Like ~$700/month total cost for the employer and mostly $0 for employees. For excellent care. Annually that’s 4.2% of a 200k salary. That’s significantly less than what you would pay in your social contributions in Europe. but of course it sucks for people who don’t make good money, which is the whole point of complaints.
- chasil 2y ago
  In one of the Carlos Goshen documentaries, in his time at Renault he required so much overtime that one salaried employee threw himself off a balcony at the Renault technical center in France. I guess that Renault employees are American, even if they are French. I think this is described in Apple's documentary, not the one from Netflix.
School-Cotton 2y ago
There are plenty of jobs where it’s not like that. Of course it depends on the job, so this isn’t 100% guaranteed to be the case, but I find people who think they always have to be online are often just imagining that they have to because of anxiety, and if they just didn’t respond, nothing bad would happen to them.
- giantg2 2y ago
  I sort of agree. Like who is so important that their peer or superior can't handle issues if they're out? How do leaders see their business surviving if the person they're calling gets hit by a bus? But at the same time, it does seem that most tech jobs expect you to be available after hours for calls and extend that to vacation by default.
  - namibj 2y ago
    I'm Germany HR should be punishing managers for doing that, as a single call is basically directly an entire day of new vacation time, plus punitive damages for disturbing the employee. Of course employees who can't afford to bankroll the lawsuit tend to get shafted.
  - School-Cotton 2y ago
    > it does seem that most tech jobs expect you to be available after hours for calls and extend that to vacation by default Not any tech job I’ve ever had, except very occasionally after hours if unavoidable due to working with people in Asia, and planned well in advance. Never during vacation, that would be crazy. But there have probably been people on my same teams who thought it was expected, due to them being workaholics or just bad at sticking to boundaries.
    - giantg2 2y ago
      You have a separate team for on-call? Never need to do off-hours elevations? That sounds wild.
      - 2y ago
schwartzworld 2y ago
Just tell them you’ll be out of range?
Chris2048 2y ago
So tell them you're on a cruise, then just turn the phone off..
lupire 2y ago
How does someone know you are in cell range? Why do you care what that wage thief thinks?

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GJim 2y ago

> If they know you're in cell range and ignoring them, they'll be pissy. Frankly, I'd be "pissy" if my superiors tried calling me when I'm on holiday and I would have no qualms informing them of that fact. But then I'm not American.

ryandrake 2y ago
This is not an "American" thing. I'm American, and I would never, ever, ever in any known universe within the multiverse, bring my work phone with me on a vacation, let alone answer it or do work stuff. And, I would never give anyone at work my personal phone number. Strict separation of work and personal, and never the twain shall meet. We should not accept jobs that keep you on the leash even during your vacation and after working hours, unless on-call is agreed-to part of your official duties.
- hgomersall 2y ago
  Not intending this to be snarky, but do you not have friends you meet at work? Is it a case of your friends knowing not to call your for work reasons?
  - ryandrake 2y ago
    A few from past jobs, and they're welcome to call if they want to do personal/social stuff together, but they are not welcome to call because the build is broken or they need me to do a database roll back because production is down.
  - smrq 2y ago
    The implication that it's typical for one's friends to call them on vacation for work reasons is bonkers to me. What kind of friends are those?
    - hgomersall 2y ago
      It was a question related to the GP saying they never handed their personal phone number out to people they worked with, which seemed rather limiting to me.
- ghaff 2y ago
  I mean, vacation is vacation. I've also agreed to do interviews and such if I'm on vacation and it's convenient. I may also have glanced at email from time to time and sent a quick response to something with the proviso that I'm on vacation.
School-Cotton 2y ago
> But then I'm not American. Europeans being smug about how much better their society is than Americans’ is such an annoying cliche at this point. We get it, Europe is a paradise. Btw, I’m American and I would simply not answer if my work tried to contact me while on vacation. Conversely, I know multiple Europeans with terribly unhealthy work/life balance who work constantly while on vacation.
- ClumsyPilot 2y ago
  > Americans’ is such an annoying cliche at this point. We get it, Europe is a paradise. I get it, for Americans this is an unusual experience but the rest of the planet putting up with American Chiche’s about us is Tuesday
- Der_Einzige 2y ago
  I am the smug American which reminds all the euros that they make 1/3rd of what an American does while simultaneously working harder than the average rest and vest engineer at a tech retirement home like Microsoft. Everyone I think about how bad American WLB is, I take a look at the supposed utopias of Europe and find that they’re whole nations of crabs in a bucket.
  - Chris2048 2y ago
    > I am the smug American which reminds all the euros that they make 1/3rd of what an American does Including healthcare and public facilities? Or does this only apply to tech workers?
    - lupire 2y ago
      PP is bragging that USA 2%ers do better financially than the European 2%ers, as long as their kids don't get murdered at school, because they can watch their investment portfolio grow while playing video games at the office all summer instead of going on vacation.
    - iknowstuff 2y ago
      Yeah above a certain income threshold, healthcare is actually rather cheap here. Like ~$700/month total cost for the employer and mostly $0 for employees. For excellent care. Annually that’s 4.2% of a 200k salary. That’s significantly less than what you would pay in your social contributions in Europe. but of course it sucks for people who don’t make good money, which is the whole point of complaints.
chasil 2y ago
In one of the Carlos Goshen documentaries, in his time at Renault he required so much overtime that one salaried employee threw himself off a balcony at the Renault technical center in France. I guess that Renault employees are American, even if they are French. I think this is described in Apple's documentary, not the one from Netflix.

School-Cotton 2y ago

There are plenty of jobs where it’s not like that. Of course it depends on the job, so this isn’t 100% guaranteed to be the case, but I find people who think they always have to be online are often just imagining that they have to because of anxiety, and if they just didn’t respond, nothing bad would happen to them.

giantg2 2y ago
I sort of agree. Like who is so important that their peer or superior can't handle issues if they're out? How do leaders see their business surviving if the person they're calling gets hit by a bus? But at the same time, it does seem that most tech jobs expect you to be available after hours for calls and extend that to vacation by default.
- namibj 2y ago
  I'm Germany HR should be punishing managers for doing that, as a single call is basically directly an entire day of new vacation time, plus punitive damages for disturbing the employee. Of course employees who can't afford to bankroll the lawsuit tend to get shafted.
- School-Cotton 2y ago
  > it does seem that most tech jobs expect you to be available after hours for calls and extend that to vacation by default Not any tech job I’ve ever had, except very occasionally after hours if unavoidable due to working with people in Asia, and planned well in advance. Never during vacation, that would be crazy. But there have probably been people on my same teams who thought it was expected, due to them being workaholics or just bad at sticking to boundaries.
  - giantg2 2y ago
    You have a separate team for on-call? Never need to do off-hours elevations? That sounds wild.
    - 2y ago

schwartzworld 2y ago

Just tell them you’ll be out of range?

Chris2048 2y ago

So tell them you're on a cruise, then just turn the phone off..

lupire 2y ago

How does someone know you are in cell range? Why do you care what that wage thief thinks?