We keep some odd hours on this job. Sometimes we go to work at 8am. Sometimes we go to work at 8pm. This change can even be just a day or so apart. For us, it's all the same. However, some aircrews are notorious for not taking normal people into consideration in this case.
Most times when we are walking down some hotel hallway to our rooms at midnight or later, many of my fellow crew mates are blabbing and laughing as loud as if we at a sports stadium.
It irks me. Why? Because it's selfish. Most people who keep normal hours are likely settling down for the night. Yes, our job does bend us over now and then with how we get treated by the company and the sleep that we aren't allowed to get. However, there is no reason to piss off others trying to get a night's sleep at the same hotel.
Or, think of it this way. You might be getting to the hotel late at night. But, you might not be due out until the next afternoon. In this case, as they are getting to their rooms, crews are shouting to one another, "Hey, let's go get something to eat! Meet down in the lobby in 10 minutes!" However, you might be walking right by the room of another crew member who got in just before you and has to be on the shuttle back to the airport in 7 hours to fly out tomorrow.
So, just as an FYI to fellow air crews out there: Please be aware of your volume levels when walking to your rooms. Thanks. I'm sure I'm not the only one that will appreciate it.
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