Originally Posted by Duckdude;[url=tel:3734276
3734276[/url]]I’ve been on medical leave for a few years, but it was very common in the first 20+ years of my career to talk about the upcoming flight on the way to work. I see two people after you posted similar opinions. Is it kind of taboo now to talk about work on the van? I’m hoping to come back in a few months and am curious. If you don’t talk about work, do you just stare at your phone (like I’m doing now?)
Disclaimer: The following is my opinion and mine alone. It doesn’t necessarily reflect that of others.
I am of the opinion that work stays at work. This comes from 22 years of being in the military where I didn’t have that luxury. So, now that I have well defined times of when I have to be in work mode I prefer to keep it that way. No, I haven’t looked at the release while I was getting ready for the van time. That would have made me get up earlier. We do enough work off the clock as it is, I’m not extending that clock.
again, this is just my opinion. If you want to talk about other stuff, sure, just don’t ask if I’ve read the MEL procedure. If it’s that involved we’ll do it and get the extra 30 minutes of pay for doing it at the aircraft.