Hotel/Motel Key Cards

[WabiSabi]

A friend of mine used that to help clear himself of a false drinking accusation a few years back.

huh? your friend was accused of false drinking? What was he doing? Drinking O'Douls and just acting drunk?
(couldn't resist)

 

[FirstMate]

Entry times can be recorded... recall that the company pays for the hotel room and thus ownes the data... the above poster is correct in terms of a company investigation... usually tied to drinking on overnights...

The company will ask when the crew member was in the room for the night... the company has a record of the times... the truth will set you free...

Also, if you are close to the 12 (or 8) hour rule, don't pay with a cc. Pay cash. If the credit card machine isn't time stamped properly or the wait staff waits too long to run the card, and you "pay" inside the 12 hour rule and the company has a reason to investigate, this will seal your termination. It doesn't matter if you stopped drinking an hour before 12(8) and been sipping water...

Regardless don't drink inside the rule...

Finally, back to room keys... always keep your key... if you show up at the airport and the flight is delayed for hours just go back to the hotel and chill. It is allot easier than trying to ask scheduling to send a new hotel authorization....

Extreme paranoia if you ask me. I agree its better to cover your ass, but that seems a bit excessive. How can they tell whether you left your room at 4am to go get a bottle of water or diet coke from the machine down the hall? What does it matter what time you've entered or left your room? Its a farce.

 

[LabMonkey76]

I keep keycards, then I put a bunch together and made a backboard for my dartboard with them, dorky, but its a way to keep from getting holes in my wall. And, with all the holes in them, no one can get my credit card info.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Extreme paranoia if you ask me. I agree its better to cover your ass, but that seems a bit excessive. How can they tell whether you left your room at 4am to go get a bottle of water or diet coke from the machine down the hall? What does it matter what time you've entered or left your room? Its a farce.

Having defended pilots who were the target of a company investigation... I can tell you the company is not interested in fairness, justice or righteousness.....

Paranoid? no. experienced and seen it first hand.. you bet...

Usually there is no need to worry... but, for example, if you blow a tire and go off the side of the runway you can bet you'll be glad you paid outside w/ cc of the 12 hour rule...