The 15 minutes early at the folder only impacted hard time trips. Most trips at FedEx pay for MPDP and the extra 15 minutes wasn't reflected in pay. Only showed up if TAFB was greater than 24 hours, and amounted to a whopping 2 minutes of pay.

And no, I tend to aim to try and show at the folder in the 5-10 mins early to give me a bit of slop if something should go awry. But, I do show up aware of the NOTAMs and weather that might impact my certificate. But, that's just extra work I do for me to keep from winding up with the feet on a carpet somewhere listening to an ALPA lawyer rephrase my words into verbiage sufficient to keep baby in new shoes.

And remember, nobody puts Baby in a corner