Originally Posted by
magic rat
Breaking down a wall, while further separating themselves from us.
Hope they're reading this.
I'm gonna call in sick whenever I feel that I am physically or mentally unable to safely operate the airplane...period. I click sick and shut the computer down. That's it.
After I call in well, if they want me to go get a note, I'll go. I'll go and explain that my employer wants a note because I called in sick last week because I felt I could not go flying (although I feel great now) here's my $20 co-pay, thanks for the note.
I'll also go mil leave whenever I need to as well. Period.
This stuff from the company recently is threatening in behavior and borderline harassment.
.......+1
This is exactly the same guidance the union should put out as well
It really is plain & simple --- they need to tweak their manning model to deal with it
It's like prudently adding gas when there are storm lines on the horizon, even if you don't fully understand why those storm clouds are building
(...except of course they do!)
Isn't it a bit ironic they have added numerous lines on the FPR and fancy statistical fuel charts to convince you to fly with less fuel, but then feel very uneasy heading into peak with less pilots due to sick and mil leave?
Aren't the schedulers satisfied with planning at the 85% confidence level and then getting out there in the real weather and rolling the dice?
Perhaps they don't want another repeat of Dec 24, 2009 when they ran out of 727 FOs, had to cancel flights --- all while we were "overmanned" and enjoying our 4A2B Christmas