I called in fatigued from home while on reserve one day in 2018. I was honest about it. I was an early morning reserve and I just couldn’t sleep the night before. Too much on my mind. Entirely my fault.

I thought I could tough it out and make it through the day, but then almost caused several accidents within 5 miles of my home (hour drive commute), so I called scheduling and pulled the plug.

I filed the report and was honest about the cause. I’d have to go back and look at my paystub, but I’m pretty sure I was charged with a sick day. That’s fine with me. I’m just a normal human being and sometimes things happen.