Originally Posted by crewdawg

Are you saying that pilots are so weak/scared that they'd just go to work sick rather than call in sick? If so, that's pretty sad. If I'm sick, I call in sick, I don't think twice about it. That said, I don't necessarily agree with the sick leave verification, though I don't see it as a huge deal. I can call in sick for nearly two months and not have to verify...not many places out there can do that. My sister is in the business world for fortune 100 company and has to provide a note for anything over 2 days.