Originally Posted by
saxman66
I was 2-3 minutes late to my aircraft. CA shut the cockpit door and gave me 5 minute lecture about how our show time was 20 min ago and I need to be there then like the rest of the crew and I'm being too lazy. Note it was 4:45 am.
I wouldn't have stayed around for a five minute lecture. I would have picked my bag up and told him, that I was sure scheduling would be able to get him a new FO in a reletively short time. And yes, I have done that very thing as a new hire FO. Capt chased be down on the ramp as I walked away from the plane and apologized.