"I'm on call 24x7 as a requirement of employment. I'd love to sleep through the night every night, but I cannot. A lot of you will see a simple solution -- change jobs! It's Freeper Myopia run rampant."
It could be Freeper common sense, rearing its "ugly" head.
If you are being run into the ground by an employer, you SHOULD get another job.
If on the other hand you are being compensated grandly for your infinite availability, I guess it's okay. Merry Christmas...oh, wait, you won't be getting that day off, will you? Sorry, I guess that was cruel. Well, you can celebrate Christmas later, on your vacation...oh, wait, you couldn't get vacations, because you have to always be on call....
You know, brain surgeons take breaks now and then. I hear the president of the US even does once in a while.....
You are a very negative person. I've never complained about my job or my employer. I'm paid well and I enjoy the challenge. I would like to be permitted to enjoy a movie in a theater while using the tools I need for my job responsibly.
You've never been on-call have you? At most places it's not all at all like you describe... it's usually reserved for genuine emergencies, emergencies that would impact revenues; otherwise, it wouldn't be cost effective to wake someone up at 3 AM. It can be quite rewarding.
Just take a look around. How many things do you depend on running 24/7? Your cable TV? Phone service? Ambulances? Medical services (surgeons, vets)? Plumbing? (Your broken shower may wait till Monday, but not the hospital's.) Towing? Or, how about just about every large website in existence? Databases? Ad nauseum.
All these industries you depend on running 24/7, that you take for granted, require on-call support.