Originally Posted by
The dude
- When there's a congested ramp or ground frequency and the FO waits for a 10 second pause before he keys in. Then when he finally gets the guts to push the button he's always stepping on the controller. (That only bugs me when it's the last leg and I want to be done.)

Next time tell the FO to bid in and out of ORD. That way all he has to do is LISTEN. He'll only have to say "Roger," repeat the "SQUAWK" code or say "Cleared for take-off 32L/T10"