You want know what happens when pilots don't take that DOP for overtime? The overtime payment usually goes up, thus enticing more pilots to say yes. Eventually, even the goody-two-shoes ones accept. Failing that, the Airline cancels flights, which results in EU261 claims and probably the end of your job. Airlines would much rather offer DOPs than hire 25% more pilots. That's a lot of redundancy payouts for when the next (delete as appropriate) pandemic,terrorist attack,financial crash,volcanic eruption occurs.
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