Thanks Ben - this is kind of what I'm looking at as well. We lost our top consultant about a year ago due to similar issues. The wife/life factor is something that just cannot be ignored, and if it means we're losing good people, then that's an issue.
-- Durf On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Ben Schorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Buddy of mine is facing #1 right now, except he "carries the beeper" > 24x7x365. His company refuses to get him any backup. And the beeper goes > off pretty much EVERY night. Not kidding. His wife is not the least bit > happy; even though 95% of it is phone support. Can't blame her for that. > > > > I'm a consultant and technically #1 is my answer – but I don't get called > that often after hours and when I do I tend to pass it off to one of my > employees who would answer #5. We're pretty generous with the flex time. > > > > -Ben- > Ben M. Schorr, MVP > Roland Schorr & Tower > http://www.rolandschorr.com > http://www.officeforlawyers.com<http://www.officeforlawyers.com/onenote.htm> > > Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: * > http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q * > > > > *From:* Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Saturday, August 16, 2008 5:07 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* After-hours work > > > > Hey all, > > Taking a little informal poll about compensation for after hours / weekend > works. This is mostly geared at consultants, so if you're an onsite IT guy, > please indicate. > > ---- > If you work after-hours on-call, or are expected to carry the beeper, how > are you compensated? > > 1. None, just man up and be an IT cowboy and glad you have a job. > 2. Flat fee for being on-call. > 3. Overtime or time-and-a-half bonus for hours actually worked. > 4. Straight hourly at my normal rate > 5. Flex time - no extra compentation, but I come in late the next day / > take a day off later in the week. > > Thanks all. Yes, I'm on the beeper this weekend (OK, there's no actual > beeper) so it's on my mind. :) > > -- Durf > > -- > -------------- > Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. > Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! > > > > > > > > > > > -- -------------- Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
