Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Because the vast majority of our pilots are honest.
...like our management 🤣. We promise to not run hot again! What's a RLL (or whatever RG said while laughing about something they agreed to but never offered). It's not a violation until the arbitrator says so. If you vote no, you'll never get a better deal or the 737s are cancelled! Lol. I know I know, those 737 were cancelled and miraculously another deal resurfaced shortly after. I also get that the guy who made the arbitrator comment was moved, but let's not act like he just didn't say the quiet part out loud.
Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
Me... I care. the last 2 times I had to get a sick note were a real pain in the a$$. I felt terrible and the only thing I wanted to do was stay in bed, not drive to an urgent care facility, look for parking, wait in line, get a note filled out, upload it, and fill out an expense report. One of the times I had COVID, but the at-home test wasn't enough for the CP, so I had to go to a doctor 2 weeks later once my at-home test got rejected. I literally submitted a sick note 2 weeks after calling in sick. the note simply said, "the patient said they tested positive for COVID 2 weeks ago." What is the point of all this?
I know this doesn't fix the overall issue and I agree with your sentiment. However, I've had good luck in doing visits via video chat. Even did it for a covid visit. One of the nice things to come out of CV19, is that many offices started e-visits. My doc prefers it so I don't get other patients sick.
Originally Posted by
Big E 757
But if someone wasn't abusing the system, they wouldn't have these deterrents in the first place.
Yes it would. It's a deterrent and cost savings measure and I actually don't blame them for doing it. I'm guessing they find it to be an effective program. I mean, they negotiated a program to discourage its use. They fought state family sick leave. They hold a dude who likely flew sick/never called in, up on a pedestal as if it's something to attain.
I'm not advocating for burning every hour of sick leave, every year, I don't think I've even come close to 100 hours in any year. I'm also not saying that it's OK to bang out sick while sailing the Caribbean. But let's not act like this program is intended to target just the "abusers."