Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
And what makes it even worse as was pointed out somewhere else:
Crew Scheduling can "convert" a pilot from A-reserve (long call) to B-reserve (short call) as they deem necessary.
I kinda liked this at UAL.
They would call, and say you are now short call listed. Basically giving you 14-17 hours to get to the airport. (10-13 hour call out (long call) depending on the situation, plus the 4 hour time to be at the airport if they used you).