I had to smile at Grizzlers comment about "living in the car park". In the days when I was a rampie, there were times when I knew people who did just that on occasions. Finish an early, nip out for a bite to eat, then put their down in his car for an hour or so, then straight on the ramp again for a few hours. Or finish at 2am, sleep in our minibus, and wake up at 5 to cover the first wave of departures, then go home at 8am.
I did it myself on occasions to cover someone on another crew. But by the time I left, attitudes and comradship at the company were so low, you were lucky if any of the non-seasonal staff were prepared to stay more than 20mins. In fact, there was actually animosity between crews at times.
One of the final straws in my "career" was being left on my own, on a 738 turnaround, because the crew I had finished at 1800. Literally walked off the job... why? Because they couldn't guarantee they'd get paid for the extra 25mins to get the flight out.
Sad, but all too common
RTG!