No Base Captain would say that in writing, would he / she?
It would be forwarded to the respective union / CAA and they would have to both explain and retract the comments.
How is not exceeding a legal limit, placed there for safety purposes, in any way "unprofessional"??
F+B Depends what the Easyjet discretion policy says in the FTL scheme. Under EASA there now has to be more "guidance" assume your aware of this.