And bear in mind that we pay salaries not hourly rates. So if there's 2 hours between duties then you're free to go and do whatever you like (provided you remain in a condition to complete later duties) so it's up to YOU whether you go home or not. You still get paid the same but all of a sudden you have control of your downtime. No need to hang around the airport - go jogging, driving, shopping, play with the kids, play golf for all we care.
Of course, if you want to stay on site then that's your call.
Either way you get the same salary for the week.
And then....wait for it ......... you get told you haven't worked enough hours this week and we need you on saturday to make up for the hours we didn't roster you on for during the week.
You can stay on site but you wont be racking up the required hours.
But it all sounds sooooo good, go shopping, see the kids, see the wife, surfiing, horse riding (starting to sound like a tampon ad) all this in a 2 to 4 hr break between shifts whilst the kids are at school and the wifes at work.
Dont expect to see them on what you thought was going to be your day off.