At my previous job, I recall the CFO paging me at 8 or 9am on a Saturday. Now, besides the fact that I was still feeling the repercussions of Friday night, I do not think that anyone is up that early on Saturdays. Regardless, after the initial shock of realizing that your services are required, you put things into perspective. Weekends are made to relax, but business never stops. Take two if you need, but don't forget that the first one to snooze, loses.
People usually expect a pat on the back.
Of course not, you just realize that when you are the head honcho, you pat several of your soldiers so that they continue to enjoy helping you out. My old bosses were actually pretty nice and recognized this. Mostly, they knew I was crazy enough to actually go in and be part of an early Saturday morning meeting. While this is good in itself, I do admit that over the past 6 months, I have let things get out of balance. The truth is that I am having more fun than ever, and feel that no other position will allow me to do what I'm doing now.