Originally Posted by
baseball
Further, I have lots of sick time. The only thing I imply by voting yes is I bet I won't run out of sick time while stuck on reserve.
No, you also imply that you have no empathy for your fellow pilots who will be stuck on reserve when you hold a line.
20% of the company will always be on reserve. Some few by positive choice, some will make the choice balancing obligations, some through no choice. But one out of five of us will always have to be on reserve.
Originally Posted by
baseball
That being said, I am not willing to trade anything of material "REAL" value to fix reserve issues. Just call in sick. You are only one phone call away from a livable schedule. You are only two phone calls away from a super-duper schedule.
And a half-winger is two sick calls away from looking back on what would have been a great career.
Looking out for your own self interest is fine. Looking out for your own self interest to the detriment of others makes you a sociopath. Or a Smisek.