Originally Posted by
kevin18
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.
I agree. Van time is my time. I will talk about work, airplanes, gossip, pretty much anything except the upcoming flight. UAL has repeatedly beat any enthusiasm out of me over the decades.
It really comes down to this, I don't work for free or on my own time.