Dropp's just grumpy 'cause his mom had to tie a pork chop around his neck when he was a boy to get the family dog to play with him. Pay him no mind.
I thoroughly enjoy SOPS' contributions. A regular reminder that there is life, a good life, after EK. How irritating that must be to the management trolls who do lurk about this site, not to be able to control the flow of information the way they attempt to control all aspects of their employee's lives.
The thing that irks most about the expanded policy is that - as usual - the missive is worded in the familiar aggressive, confrontational style: the intent is clearly to "catch" people, not help them. Someone in genuine medical need of antidepressants is someone who deserves a measure of compassion, not retribution. But EK is infamous for threatening and punishing people for the "crime" of being ill. ("Attendance Monitoring Unit", anyone?! Warning emails, delayed upgrades, anyone?!)
The irony is, such an attitude is completely counterproductive to the goal of flight safety, as people will go to all kinds of lengths to hide various ailments, fearing losing their livelihood at best, to being disciplined, at worst.