Originally Posted by
Boatbuilder
We keep hearing about the small minority that supposedly abuses sick leave. I'd like to bring up the other side of the coin, pilots that fly sick.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
I agree with what you are saying but I will also say good luck with that when you end up with the interaction with the CPO. I had finally had enough of it, as an FO, when they broke up one of my four day trips and I got two Captains in a row that were on GS's but were also sick. They were just not going to pass on the money. I walked into the ATL CPO and talked to a Chief and the company line is that it is up the individual pilot to determine their wellness to fly. There is absolutely nothing that another pilot or the CPO can do if the pilot says he/she is well enough to fly. (funny how it doesn't work that way when someone calls in sick)