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Old 06-29-2024, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by hindsight2020
semantics. Just label it PTO and be done. It's de facto PTO already, judging by the common usage everybody denies in public / enacts in private.
Does anyone really deny it though? Everyone I’ve ever flown with is pretty open about using sick whenever they feel like it because it’s never questioned.
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Old 06-29-2024, 12:54 PM
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SIN is an awesome policy and a rare gem for the reserve force, who usually get the shaft.
SIN is amazing and maybe one of the best RSV provisions in the entire industry.
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Old 06-29-2024, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by hindsight2020
semantics. Just label it PTO and be done. It's de facto PTO already, judging by the common usage everybody denies in public / enacts in private.
Who is denying in public? The culture has been to treat sick like PTO the entire time I've been here, and the chiefs not only look the other way, but many actively encourage it. My last sick call was because my wife was getting blasted at work and I wanted to be home to better support the household. And before someone chimes in with a "but think of the poor reserves!", the SC that flew my trip hadn't flown all month and grabbed it for premium. So a $30K month (+17%) for 43 hours of TAFB. Cry me a ****ing river.
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Old 06-29-2024, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by biigD
Who is denying in public? The culture has been to treat sick like PTO the entire time I've been here, and the chiefs not only look the other way, but many actively encourage it. My last sick call was because my wife was getting blasted at work and I wanted to be home to better support the household. And before someone chimes in with a "but think of the poor reserves!", the SC that flew my trip hadn't flown all month and grabbed it for premium. So a $30K month (+17%) for 43 hours of TAFB. Cry me a ****ing river.
I never said there are not legit reasons to call in sick when technically not sick.

I just don't view a trip you don't like because your seniority couldn't hold better and couldn't trade it away using TTS or couldn't hold a holiday off, etc as not among those legit reasons.

You knew when you entered this industry that being junior would mean working the crap trips and working holidays. Being junior shouldn't have to suck, but being junior does mean those things. Putting it on a reservist is utter crap. It's not their job to deal with what your seniority could or could not hold when it comes to trip quality and flying over holidays.
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Old 06-29-2024, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by joepilot50
I never said there are not legit reasons to call in sick when technically not sick.

I just don't view a trip you don't like because your seniority couldn't hold better and couldn't trade it away using TTS or couldn't hold a holiday off, etc as not among those legit reasons.

You knew when you entered this industry that being junior would mean working the crap trips and working holidays. Being junior shouldn't have to suck, but being junior does mean those things. Putting it on a reservist is utter crap. It's not their job to deal with what your seniority could or could not hold when it comes to trip quality and flying over holidays.
what a ridiculous post. Like any Junior guys have extra sick time to regularly call sick to improve their schedule…. That is literally only done by people with seniority and they probably like the trip, but see the possibility of premium another day or are IMAXing. Right now I’m watching OT and a regular premium ***** called sick on an easy day trip, I guarantee hoping to catch some holiday pay or premium. Day trips in my base are extremely rare in my status, literally a handful of them, and why I bid reserve as a local.
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Old 06-29-2024, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by biigD
Who is denying in public? The culture has been to treat sick like PTO the entire time I've been here, and the chiefs not only look the other way, but many actively encourage it. My last sick call was because my wife was getting blasted at work and I wanted to be home to better support the household. And before someone chimes in with a "but think of the poor reserves!", the SC that flew my trip hadn't flown all month and grabbed it for premium. So a $30K month (+17%) for 43 hours of TAFB. Cry me a ****ing river.
This isn’t true.

No one says use sick as PTO, they specifically say call them and save your sick and they can use an EO day. Everyone disregards it as a form of entrapment.
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Old 06-29-2024, 05:22 PM
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If only there was a solution to decrease the number of pilots using sick time for getting out of unwanted trips and must-have days off... trip trading improvements?

Nah, you'll be senior someday son.
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Old 06-29-2024, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by OpieTaylor
This isn’t true.

No one says use sick as PTO, they specifically say call them and save your sick and they can use an EO day. Everyone disregards it as a form of entrapment.
Don't know where you're based, but I've personally heard a chief tell a CA with less than a year left to go home - he had too much sick time banked to be showing up to work. Not saying it's written as such in our manual, but it's certainly the culture at the airline. Of course the chiefs need to push EOs on the record, but nobody is going to get a call for banging in sick.
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Old 06-29-2024, 05:23 PM
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from the emails:
While we do not yet have specific dates identified, rest assured that we remain very interested in meeting with you and discussing your potential future with American Airlines.We will provide you with an update as soon as new dates are available.
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Old 06-29-2024, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by joepilot50
This one I shared has been the only I one I had an issue with in regard to anything, but I still enjoyed flying with him.

I just can't stand abuse of the sick system. It's why we couldn't get better sick rules.
I don't necessarily disagree about sick abuse, but I generally give guys a break with regard to their attitude towards it. With the culture the way it is, I don't blame people for treating it like PTO.
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