"Listen, we know you left for some reason, however.. Maybe you'd like to come back?"
"Are things better? No.. why would you ask?"
"Actually they are worse than when you left, we have punitive rostering now, in case you call in sick. Remember those o days at the end of the trip? Yes, those.. Well, when we invariably cancel a trip on you, we will take those o days and turn them into, you guessed it: reserve!"
"ah yes, the request system, I'm afraid that's broken too now."
"So, when are you thinking of coming back?"