It's too complicated. It's not a matter of dumb or smart. Why does the bidding process have to be so frustrating. It's ridiculous. We should have a much more fail proof system that doesn't take numerous tedious tutorials to learn how to use it. We work so much for this poorly managed company, why can't something that decides our quality of life be simple and less time consuming. As it is, this company denies every swap, works us until we are so tired that the few days off we have, we are resting up just to go back to the cluster f. This PBS system is a mess. Of course some some of you are getting what you want. You have to look across the board and see that many pilots are simply getting screwed. Waiting until the end of the month to know your schedule is unacceptable. Most of the people I work with have lives outside of this despicable place. Most people want to be treated like a professional. Expressjet pilots seem to have some sensibilities we are lacking at ASA. I hope the Expressjet pilots vote down this PBS system. Senior pilots that have worked very hard for the right to have a decent schedule should not be put on reserve and very junior pilots especially those at the bottom of the list should not be holding lines. Wtf! We all pay or dues. Vacations are just a small part of the whole picture. So you might get more, you might not. It's the daily grind that needs to be addressed. PBS is a failure.
