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Std Deviation
If these are anecdotal experiences then so are alleged “Draconian” practices unless we can garner exact numbers and enough testimony to see if your perceptions and mine are statistically significant. Otherwise it’s all conjecture and heresay. I’d just be happy if people actually took PTO instead of dragging in looking like the Crypt Keeper spewing phlegm all over the cockpit because it’s more lucrative to fly sick and sell back PTO at 150%. Get the entire crew sick purely out of greed. Awesome.
You can do unpaid sick time so it doesn't debit your PTO. (However, I'm not sure if you can do unpaid if you go below a certain number of credit hours. I've never hit a threshold.) Agree on the flying sick thing, though.