COMMUTER PLT HAS FATIGUE PROBLEM DUE DUTY SCHEDULING.

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I WAS ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE SEVENTH LEG AND HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR 12+ HRS. MY CAPT CALLED IN FATIGUED; BUT I DID NOT. I WAS PRESSURED TO CONTINUE BECAUSE THE COMPANY PRESIDENT HAD INFORMED MY CHIEF PLT THAT BECAUSE I AM STILL ON (MY NEW HIRE) 1 HR PROBATION THAT I SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO CALL IN FATIGUED OR SICK. ALTHOUGH THE FLT FROM SFO TO SBP WAS UNEVENTFUL; WHEN I ARRIVED I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN IN A MICROSLEEP DURING THE FLT BECAUSE I DID NOT REMEMBER SEGMENTS OF THE FLT. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD USE PROBATION AS A MEANS OF WEEDING OUT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE POOR PERFORMANCE AND NOT A MEANS TO PRESSURE PLTS TO FLY UNREALISTIC SCHEDULES. AS I AM WRITING THIS I AM ON A TRIP THAT IS 2 DAYS. THE FIRST DAY IS NORMAL; I START AT AD30 AND FINISH AT BB38; BUT MY LAYOVER IS 8 HRS AND 4 MINS FOLLOWED BY A 7 LEG DAY THAT HAS A DUTY TIME OF 13 HRS AND 22 MIN. THIS SECOND DAY IS UNREALISTIC AND I AM SCARED THAT IF I CALL IN FATIGUED I COULD LOSE MY JOB. YET I AM ALSO SCARED THAT I WILL BE FLYING PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TIRED.