qcc2 - just to fill you in, I sit in front of a computer almost all day. If I bring up PPRuNe every now and then while I'm waiting on hold or am waiting for someone on the other end to carry out an instruction I've given them, or if I've finished all my current tasks, that's my call. My responsibility to my employer is to get a job done. If my looking at PPRuNe was taking up so much time that my work wasn't getting done then yes certainly it would be a real issue, but it's nothing like that. I get emailed when someone replies to a thread I'm subscribed to, so I don't even have to keep the browser window open to check to see if there's any new posts.
My conscience is clear. Your circumstances are different, your experiences determine your conclusion of hypocrisy. Thanks for your concern.
fordran - good to hear an appeal's been lodged, I just hope the union fulfils their responsibility. If they don't or can't then what are they there for anyway?