Sick leave abuse, the other kind.
11-23-2015 | 01:03 PM
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Sick leave abuse, the other kind.
We keep hearing about the small minority that supposedly abuses sick leave. I'd like to bring up the other side of the coin, pilots that fly sick.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
11-23-2015 | 03:13 PM
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I actually have flown with two captains over the last 8 years who had to visit an urgent care clinic on a layover. One was treated, and sent back to work. The other situation required DH a new captain to fly the return leg of an international layover. In both cases, I questioned why the captain even showed up for work.
Can I call in sick for the captain if they aren't well?
Can I call in sick for the captain if they aren't well?
11-23-2015 | 03:43 PM
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From: A330 First Officer
We keep hearing about the small minority that supposedly abuses sick leave. I'd like to bring up the other side of the coin, pilots that fly sick.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
11-23-2015 | 04:29 PM
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We keep hearing about the small minority that supposedly abuses sick leave. I'd like to bring up the other side of the coin, pilots that fly sick.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
As an 88 FO I put up with sniffling, coughing and sneezing captains for 10 long years. I took numerous colds home to be shared with my wife and daughter.
Well no more.
I'm posting notice of my sick personal sick leave abuse policy now that I occupy the left seat. Show up sick to fly with me and I'm having you pulled from the trip. No joke. No excuses.
Please make the call. BEFORE the trip. You aren't doing anybody any favors coming to work when you are not 100%. No your fellow crewmwmbers or your passengers.
11-23-2015 | 04:33 PM
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I know It's tough, sometimes guys really are ok to fly. But when a pilot is obviously sick, he/she should be removed.
11-23-2015 | 05:09 PM
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#awesomeness 
11-23-2015 | 05:19 PM
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It's that time of year again, 2 out of 4 of my kids are already sick and they are all coming home for Thanksgiving!
I told them to stay away, but of course they are coming to my house and spread their germs...I expect I'll have the crud by next Sunday, if not sooner, and I've got a trip on Monday. No worries F/O's, if I get what they have, I'll be calling in sick. My litmus test is,
"Do I want to fly with someone like ME??"
I told my wife I'd rather get a hotel room for she and I, order Chinese, and let the kids cook their own bird and destroy our house.
She said as long as they set it on fire before they leave, fine.
So...I got that going for me, which is nice!
I told them to stay away, but of course they are coming to my house and spread their germs...I expect I'll have the crud by next Sunday, if not sooner, and I've got a trip on Monday. No worries F/O's, if I get what they have, I'll be calling in sick. My litmus test is,
"Do I want to fly with someone like ME??"
I told my wife I'd rather get a hotel room for she and I, order Chinese, and let the kids cook their own bird and destroy our house.
She said as long as they set it on fire before they leave, fine.
So...I got that going for me, which is nice!
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