Originally Posted by RemoveB4flght

Had this exact scenario recently with a new hire, who by the way was anything but exhausted and stressed. We did first two legs, plane swap but no plane. I bought us dinner in the airport while we waited on hold and joked about the hold music. Said if they don’t answer by the time we finish eating, it’s hotel time. Check came, I sent an email, called a chief, booked two rooms on my app and ordered an Uber black. I wasn’t bothered and he wasn’t bothered, so maybe tone down the hyperbole.

It’s unfortunate we have these scenarios, but it’s all really very simple: you have xx:xx hours to be on duty and then you’re not for at least 10. Does it suck when that duty goes longer than originally planned? Yes, but that’s the job sometimes. In a perfect world should all arrangements be taken care of, probably so. However I’m a well paid adult with a high limit credit card and the innate ability to problem solve, as are most pilots here. It’s strange to me that these scenarios would be so wrought with chaos and stress that it would compel a new hire to leave.