re: Getting contacted by work during vacation

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I work for a cohort of about 15 people. I specialize in some things others don't at my practice.

I still am able to take vacations because my coworkers and supervisor help where they can (and vice versa). And outside of emergencies, it's not an issue.

Some of y'all must be making phenomenal money to work jobs that no one else can do even in an emergency and that you can't take a vacation.

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I think there are only a couple of people who have said anything to the effect of “I’m so important I have to work on vacation no matter what.” I also don’t think anyone is really saying that everyone should always be available on vacation to deal with shite that comes up.

Most of us are simply saying that in some industries, in some roles, it happens - and the best way to avoid it in those cases is to make sure you have your shite squared away before you leave. Apparently that’s controversial.

We don’t even know what kind of job OP is referencing. It’s a little different if it’s an hourly warehouse guy getting calls/texts asking how to fill up the forklift vs. a project manager getting calls/texts because he left a ton of loose ends with ongoing jobs and now they’re all going to shite. Again I don’t think this should be particularly controversial, but here we are.