Although Pascal claimed that relationships between the workers at Firehouse 51 is a top priority, he hasn’t joined them for meals so far. This makes him hypocritical, as he is the one most in need of relating to the already-established team. Severide, Hermann, and others who have been with the firehouse for years already know each other well. Their relationships will not be influenced by whether someone is taking a personal call during downtime in Chicago Fire season 13.
Pascal has already ruffled feathers enough and made the firefighters sad that Chief Boden had left Chicago Fire. Aside from instituting this policy, he also suggested that Severide and Kidd should not be working at the same firehouse. He will not win anyone over in Chicago Fire season 13 with draconian policies that have no real purpose, however, especially if he is not going to make relationships with the firefighters a priority after insisting they spend downtime relating to each other instead of on their phones.
