So ASA Anti-PBSers...

[OCP]

How did you fare? Seems really quiet lately.

 

[WWEfan]

Dude, there's like 3 other threads on this.

 

[blesko]

How did you fare? Seems really quiet lately.

still trying to figure out the logic.....PCT was set to 60 and wound up getting a 3 day at 15 hours tagged on for a mon/tue/wed at the end of the month. Trips to that point were credited at 68.5 Now at 83 for the month. Not terribly happy, but am assuming its operator error for now.

 

[spudskier]

still trying to figure out the logic.....PCT was set to 60 and wound up getting a 3 day at 15 hours tagged on for a mon/tue/wed at the end of the month. Trips to that point were credited at 68.5 Now at 83 for the month. Not terribly happy, but am assuming its operator error for now.

Credit window minimum was set to 75... it needed to get you to 75 (company mandated) and your preferences were obviously 3-days. thus to fill the gap (instead of logically filling it with something small) the dumb yet "user freindly" software added a whole 3-day trip.

 

[centralpilot]

still trying to figure out the logic.....PCT was set to 60 and wound up getting a 3 day at 15 hours tagged on for a mon/tue/wed at the end of the month. Trips to that point were credited at 68.5 Now at 83 for the month. Not terribly happy, but am assuming its operator error for now.

Even though your PCT can be set from 60-120 hours, your schedule's credit must fall within the credit window. This month, the range was 75 - 105 hours (minimum lowered for ATL CRJ). Even if you set 60, the system will keep assigning pairings according to your preferences until the minimum credit window is reached.

 

[blesko]

Even though your PCT can be set from 60-120 hours, your schedule's credit must fall within the credit window. This month, the range was 75 - 105 hours (minimum lowered for ATL CRJ). Even if you set 60, the system will keep assigning pairings according to your preferences until the minimum credit window is reached.

I understand guys, I'm not bashing here, just taking responsibility for not not selecting enough credit on trips to get to the window......

 

[cfi on the fly]

Credit window minimum was set to 75... it needed to get you to 75 (company mandated) and your preferences were obviously 3-days. thus to fill the gap (instead of logically filling it with something small) the dumb yet "user freindly" software added a whole 3-day trip.

This is my biggest issue right now with PBS. It will rarely matter if the company sets 65, 70, or 75 hours as the minimum. Let say the company sets 70 hours, and my preference for 4 days takes me right up to 64...the software is not smart enough, nor is there an option to say " just give me a day line" to reach that 70 hours. It will tack on another 4 day and just like that I am working another 3 days out of the month that I dont want to...

 

[amcnd]

Can't you bid for your 4 days, then do pairing specific bid for a local on a calander day?? Works at your sister company....
Takes time to figure it out. Im still learning new tricks.. Just think like a computer not a human.

 

[gator_hater]

Can't you bid for your 4 days, then do pairing specific bid for a local on a calander day?? Works at your sister company....

If you understood the system you could do exactly that...

 

[Freebrd]

If you understood the system you could do exactly that...

and as long as your seniority could get it for ya

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Took a 19hr paycut.

 

[79%N1]

Got a 13+ hr pay raise!

 

[JoeMerchant]

Took a 19hr paycut.

How did you do that?

 

[Medeco]

Took a 19hr paycut.

Likely for Feb. regardless.

Always the lowest block month of the year.

Guys just wait till the mutual trade board opens up and trade away.

PARTIAL TRIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[777forever]

How did you do that?

Not knowing how to bid. Wonder what his PCT was set at

 

[Cpt Oveur]

This is my biggest issue right now with PBS. It will rarely matter if the company sets 65, 70, or 75 hours as the minimum. Let say the company sets 70 hours, and my preference for 4 days takes me right up to 64...the software is not smart enough, nor is there an option to say " just give me a day line" to reach that 70 hours. It will tack on another 4 day and just like that I am working another 3 days out of the month that I dont want to...

It's called user error. I can do exactly that, it's just not as easy as making that sentence you just typed.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

How did you do that?

I set 100hrs of credit and little to no restrictions.

 

[Medeco]

Did you allow single days off?

 

[cfi on the fly]

It's called user error. I can do exactly that, it's just not as easy as making that sentence you just typed.

Please explain how you are doing this as several of the trainers that spend everyday in the lounge and claim to know all the ins and outs of the system have thus far been unable to.

How can I tell the system to give me all 4 days right up to the point below the threshold, and then cross the threshold with minimal credit?

I suppose I could make a preference with individual 4 day pairings and then a dayline to accomplish this- and then make 1000 more preferences with different combinations...but I would be more likely to win the lottery than be awarded every single pairing that I want in one preference. Not to mention the amount of time it would take....after all, I like things easy.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Did you allow single days off?

Yes I did