Originally Posted by crash312

I just had a new hire (less than 6 months) FA complain to me during the bathroom break that it is BS that pilots don't have to do airport standby.

I calmly told her that we used to do it all the time (not true) but after we got a Union they told the company we just don't feel like doing that anymore and would rather sit at home or in the crashpad and play flight simulator to keep our skills up.

I'm about 90 percent sure she believed me.