Because you work on call

It wasn’t so bad at first.

It made you feel important to respond to the call.

When the pager sounded, you knew that you were needed. It felt good to be needed.

Soon enough, however, the sound of the pager lost its power.

All it meant was that you had to go, now, without anything to eat, without anything to drink.

All it meant was that you would not get any sleep tonight, would be up for 40 hours straight.

Soon enough, working on call started to break your body, your mind, your soul.

This is not what you were made for.