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tim.landscheidt:

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It could be that she finally recovered enough from whatever illness it was (still looks like stroke) to be able to put in an official word as to her status. It would be even more unusual if after this she tried to keep her job and return to duty. But if you take into account any type of healing process to even become coherent after that, and you do have enough time to make the decision.

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Why would she resign if she just had a probably life-altering illness?  She would lose her source of income at a time when she probably had a substantial increase in expenditures that are not all covered by insurance.  (In addition, from a German perspective I find reacting in any way after three days very odd.  If I had a light cold, my doctor would give me a sick note for a week.  For a stroke that would probably be months before it is clear if and how I could resume my previous duties, or if my employer would have to and could find another occupation for me.  Those are complex medical and legal issues, and at least here they would probably not be resolved in two office days.)

tyketto:

--- Quote from: tim.landscheidt on December 06, 2018, 03:14:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: tyketto on December 06, 2018, 03:30:54 AM ---[…]
It could be that she finally recovered enough from whatever illness it was (still looks like stroke) to be able to put in an official word as to her status. It would be even more unusual if after this she tried to keep her job and return to duty. But if you take into account any type of healing process to even become coherent after that, and you do have enough time to make the decision.

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Why would she resign if she just had a probably life-altering illness?  She would lose her source of income at a time when she probably had a substantial increase in expenditures that are not all covered by insurance.  (In addition, from a German perspective I find reacting in any way after three days very odd.  If I had a light cold, my doctor would give me a sick note for a week.  For a stroke that would probably be months before it is clear if and how I could resume my previous duties, or if my employer would have to and could find another occupation for me.  Those are complex medical and legal issues, and at least here they would probably not be resolved in two office days.)

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You can't predict when you have a stroke or something that suddenly debilitates you. No-one can prepare for that, let alone WHEN something like that would happen. But when you think about it, especially after a stroke, since it affects the flow of blood to the brain, not all proper brain functionality, let alone situational awareness may return. And in ATC, you have to have that awareness. After a stroke has occurred, that awareness and response to reflexes have to be tested. If she failed those tests, it would be better for her to resign rather than be fired. The big reason for that:

Pension and benefits.

She had a great performance record for what she has done, so why should she lose all of the benefits she would have coming to her through no fault of her own? If she did this maliciously, then we could all understand why she would be fired. But for a medical reason, she shouldn't be fired from her position for that.

Again, she probably failed out of any medical tests to clear her for getting back in the tower, so her career was essentially over anyway. She retires with grace rather than be fired for, again, something beyond her control.

BL.

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