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so you're saying everyone will get every day off they want under our system? I think not
Yep, Speed-
You just save this post and get back to me around Sept. We will see how many of the "days off you wanted" you wound up with. I hope you are in the top 10% in seniority-you sure are not up there in smarts.
No, Tarzan..but speedtape is pushing this off like we will now and I'm saying we won't.
It is a bidding system, not a Magical Wish Granting Genie. Ease up on the Kool Aid, man. One gets the days off that one's seniority allows.You don't have Prefbid. If you did, you would get the days off you wanted. [Snip]
It is a bidding system, not a Magical Wish Granting Genie. Ease up on the Kool Aid, man. One gets the days off that one's seniority allows.
Hopefully, everyone above me in seniority has the same general and casual attitude about it as you.
There is nothing casual about my attitude. I suspect that PBS will carry disappointment all around. The Union did a spectacular job of selling this PBS. 1) At the roadshow I attended, the Union reps said that PBS allows you to "pick the trips that you want". This is deceptive. The system allows you to bid on trips, but I suspect that the majority of pilots believe that they will get whatever they ask for.
I'm waiting for people to figure out the pay cap (TLV+15, with not much in the open time pot to plus up your line), and I'm preparing for the general outcry when people are working five or six days in a row. I expect the pilots to regret the lack of trip rigs/minimum trip credit language passionately. 2) The pilot group was apparently willing to trade a lot away for a vague promise of "growth" and a supremely flashy and dazzling demonstration of Flica, and I expect that many of the 83% are in for some rude surprises.
That being said, I think that anyone who thinks that Flica PBS will give them whatever they want (be it days off, specific trips, or a particular schedule) every time is a fool. The PBS system we voted in allows us to bid for things. Whether you get what you ask for depends on your seniority. With regard to your comment, Speedtape, I wanted to point out that your blanket statement that Prefbid will give you the days off that you ask for is erroneous.
I am also not casual at all about the learning curve that this system is going to require. 3) The Union's demonstration at the roadshow left me feeling maudlin as I used to be able to do my bid in about 10 minutes. I suspect that to truly get the performance I desire out of the system, I am going spend hours not only learning the system, but also hours every month to work out my bid. A Delta mainline guy who uses Flica told me that he gave up on the hours long but excellent results option. It just takes too long to do his bid. He spends an hour or so, and just accepts what he gets.
Finally, I desperately want to be entirely wrong on PBS. I have marked my calendar for a year from now to report publicly if I am a Speedtape Disciple of Flica PBS(tm). 4) I really, really hope that PBS is a certifiable Boatload Of Awesome. I honestly don't expect to be, but I very much want to be wrong about all the problems that I foresee, let alone all the unintended and still unknown consequences. But my opinions do not matter one bit as we all voted, and PBS is here, and no amount of dissent will change that fact. Whether you like PBS or not, whether you voted yea or nay, whether you are a knuckle dragging mouth breather or a genius from another dimension, PBS is here and the game has changed. Adapt or suffer. 5) I, for one, intend to be spooled up and ready to go when the system goes live.
And if you're junior you get it now?