Why do I call in sick early? Not looking it up but still think there's contractual language that indicates we're supposed to call in sick when we're sick.
And, when I was an FE, had a Captain that called in sick 5 minutes prior to show because he was PO'd at the company. Specifically stayed up to call in sick just prior to show. 80 minute delay for the FO and I while CRS found us another Captain
still shaking my head on that one