def _get_sub_prop(self, key, default=None):
        """Get a value in the ``self._properties[self._job_type]`` dictionary.

        Most job properties are inside the dictionary related to the job type
        (e.g. 'copy', 'extract', 'load', 'query'). Use this method to access
        those properties::

            self._get_sub_prop('destinationTable')

        This is equivalent to using the ``_helpers._get_sub_prop`` function::

            _helpers._get_sub_prop(
                self._properties, ['query', 'destinationTable'])

        Arguments:
            key (str):
                 Key for the value to get in the
                 ``self._properties[self._job_type]`` dictionary.
            default (object):
                (Optional) Default value to return if the key is not found.
                Defaults to :data:`None`.

        Returns:
            object: The value if present or the default.
        """
        return _helpers._get_sub_prop(
            self._properties, [self._job_type, key], default=default
        )