Originally Posted by mainlineAF

I’m pretty introverted as well so I understand where you’re coming from. What you’re saying absolutely happens. But not to a degree that takes away from the job. I’ll explain:

-“do you know where the gate b11 is?” “Yep that way.” Or “no, sorry”.
-never in 8 years of 121 have i had anyone besides an excited kid poke their head in the cockpit. I hit the fire test, they smile, i give them wings, they go to their seat
-never, ever had anyone ask me to load a bag
-never been asked to walk someone to a gate
-if an FA comes up to chit chat im cordial, but relatively short. I don’t like small talk and get that point across respectfully
-don’t go out with FAs because we hardly ever stay in the same hotel. Rarely go out with other pilot unless we hit it off. A few days 2 feet away from each other is enough for me. I use layovers to decompress, not socialize
-hotel van chatter is annoying. I play on my
phone and tune it out.

Point is these things just aren’t that big of a deal if you don’t let them be. I don’t so it’s not a factor for me.

One thing I’m super jealous of is the fact you guys can get up and hit the head whenever you want. I drink tons of water so that would be awesome. We can too, obviously, but it’s a little more involved.