Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr

I totally get avoiding politics and religion. I have to admit that I don’t see your point in company and world news. That can directly affect your job and an F/O should be able to get a captain’s thoughts on how it might impact them. It’s not in any contract that you must socialize with or buy dinner/drink for yours F/O. However, it is the sort of gesture that builds a more cohesive team. 99/100 who cares, but when the jet is on fire, etc you won’t regret building a better team.