Originally Posted by tunes

Had a 10 am short call, had an 8 am Jumpseat booked. Woke up at 5 am feeling like death. checked my schedule, nothing. Checked daily trip coverage, nothing. So I called in sick. He said I had been assigned a trip (which mysteriously didnt show up on my schedule yet or daily trip coverage) and that I couldn’t call in sick. This went back and forth of me saying I have nothing assigned, I’m calling in sick for my short call, and then finally “i guess that means I’m calling in sick for that trip then because it doesnt change the fact I’m sick”. I met all the PWA requirements and i had been on property 11 months and it was my very first sick call. Didnt raise a stir with scheduling since I was still on probation. It was 100% pilot pressuring.
The next time i called in sick about 6 months later was a much better experience with just “okay call us when you are well”