I'm on call a lot. Sometimes I'm on call 24/7. Sometimes I even take call for other departments that I really shouldn't. I've been doing the call thing for about 5 years now. It's one of the biggest downsides of my job. They even try to call me when I'm not on call. One thing is I only live 3 miles from work. I can be there in 10 to 15 minutes. By car it takes me, in city traffic, at least 8 minutes to get to work. Thank goodness I can handle most of the emergencies over the phone. I wish there were more people to take the call but in my position a lot of the other managers shirk off their call. At least I get to ride to work if I have to come in. I guess there's good and bad in every job. Have a good night.