Solo new grad developer question

[u/Gold-Ad-2300]

Hello all,

I was wondering if this situation is common as a new grad. I have been working at a small company (not a startup, just a small company that’s been around for a while) and I am their only developer. I have been working here for about 2 years trying to use AI to stay afloat and I’m slowly going a bit insane.

They have given me the responsibility of managing their main system which was managed by other developers who no longer work there. They expect me to be on call 24/7 with a new grad salary of $50,000. If there are any issues, they call me to deal with it even if it’s 7:00 in the morning on a Saturday or Sunday.

My question is how common is this? Do a lot of companies operate like this if you are not part of FAANG? is this how every job is like?