Originally Posted by
NoValueAviator
Lots of guys fly sick here.
Whoever decided pilots shouldn't get sick as often as the rest of the world wasn't thinking about commuters, who are locked in a metal tube for 4+ hours every couple days with people with extreme cases of highly infectious diseases.
Well that could be said about anything. Doctors/nurses and office workers are all trapped around people and sicklies all day as well and I am sure they get limited amounts of sick time as well.
I mean we do get like 3-4 call offs a year before anyone starts to take notice and you can miss a lot of work with each one. I get it, people get sick, some more than others, but there has to be some checks and balance otherwise people wouldn't ever show up.
I am NOT a company guy by any means, but I do try and see things from a point relative objectivity and common sense.