Some interesting posts re crew helping crew.
Where I work it's nothing to do with company influence. It's teamwork in an environment where most of the crew are pretty good mates anyway.
If we have the time on turnaround we'll help the cabin crew tidy up at outports. That's the way it's been for the 10 years I've been where I am.
Anyway, it works both ways. Quite regular is the occurence that the F/A's will help put the pins and bungs in on terminating flights.
What's wrong with that?