Originally Posted by
PSU Flyer
So, what happens at Spirit if you call out sick for a 4-day trip every month? No repercussions? The B6 dependability policy basically says if you call out 5 times in a year (simplified version), you get a call from the CP to see why.
The commuter policy is completely separate. If you have the required 1 online or 2 offline flights and don’t make it, there are no repercussions. It doesn’t count toward the dependability policy. You just don’t get paid.
I’m certainly not defending the B6 way. Just making sure we’re comparing accurate info.
What if one pilot calls in sick for five separate day trips, another four separate 4 day trips, and another calls in sick once for entire month?
How are those treated differently in this nonsensical attendance policy?
My license requires I call in sick if they have a broken leg, a sniffle, a burst ear drum, a headache, or if I’m overly stressed bc my wife is banging the pool boy. Seems like a lot more opportunity to legitimately call in sick than some idiot that spends their days writing an attendance policy. It takes a month for a burst eardrum to heal yet you can go about your normal life as if nothing is wrong besides swimming and FLYING. If you want it to actually heal that is.
BTW I have over four months pay in my sick bank but it can be quite easy in this profession to have to call in sick a lot for a lot of different reasons.
I have also been happy to donate some of my sick time to those that end up in a bad spot bc of an illness.
The ones with 10hrs in their bank that have been taking lots of sickcations are often asking for donations and go fund me when they have an actual health issue that requires a lot of time off. I’ll never know for sure if they burned all their own taking days off for no good reason so I still donate. Karma will get them I’m sure.