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The Manual · Glossary

On-call rotation

The published schedule of who carries the after-hours phone: one name at a time, swapped by agreement, and paid even on quiet nights.

On-call rotation

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Also called
Only this
Taught in
The 2 a.m. call
Lives in
The trade, more than the product
Related
Stands on its own
Shop language, defined in a sentence or two, and traced through the site.

In the Manual

Where the lessons say it.

  • The craft of dispatch

    The 2 a.m. call

    What makes an on-call rotation hold up over years?

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