Originally Posted by UnusualAttitude

I find it pretty standard if not better than much of the industry.

The big issue with SL as it relates to airline pilots is that there are many common ailments that would prevent us from being able to perform our jobs that may not be applicable to someone who works a traditional ground based job. Example, a common cold wouldn’t likely keep someone from their desk but associated inner ear issues may render it impossible for a pilot to perform duties. We are also prohibited from taking many of the medications that non-pilots might avail themselves to that help suppress symptoms of these common ailments. It’s really not an apples and oranges comparison to the average American worker and their use of sick leave.

Compounding this problem is the rest aspect for us. How many times have you heard a doctor say, “drink plenty of liquids and get a lot of rest”? That’s pretty hard when you’re AM hub turning.

That being said, I’ve never been asked for a note but I have used my SL responsibly and rarely. I also don’t find myself getting sick nearly as often now that I’m not spending 20 days a month in passenger terminals and breathing the recirculated germs of the masses. One advantage to working at Purple.

-UA