411A, do I have your permission to cut and paste your post?
Don't know what all the fuss is about.
In 44 years of professional flying, I have never felt any 'pressure' from any company, to accept or complete the flights assigned.
None whatsoever.
If I say 'NO', that is the end of discussion.
In my opinion, many pilots make a mountain out of a molehill regarding this so-called 'pressure' problem.
(I changed your 43 to my 44, but I note from a post of yours a while ago that we both have about the same total flying time).
In my 44 years, there was a 2 year period when I was in the Flying Doctor where there COULD have been possible pressure, but wasn't. To repeat some of 411A's words - "If I said 'NO', that was the end of discussion.
Regards,
Old Smokey