So,
did any of the paranoics lose their pay?

Sick timeline, if I know I'm not going to be healthy enough to fly the trip then I call in 24+ hours prior to show (by now I hope we all are sufficiently in tune with our health to have an idea how long recovering from a cold or flu takes)

I've called in sick after show (trip was a DH into a 24'sh hour layover). Scratched cornea, on that one company asked for a Drs note 7+ days later after I'd already called in well and went back to work. For that one I called scheduling and asked them to list me sick and why as well as emailing my FC expecting that it might trigger questions.

I've called in sick during the drive into the AOC 4-5'sh hours prior to show. During the Capt "0" days and oddly enough no questions on that one.

I've dealt with food poisoning in flight and that's just not a fun place to be...FE at the time (notifed company, no questions asked)

Prior to BM's reign of terror, Mgt contacted me twice with questions re my sick leave. No qualms on my part of telling the company my rationale for being sick.

They don't get a vote