Originally Posted by
hendefea
Ive said it before and Ill say it again. How can you knock it and you havnt even tried it?? This PBS system is different from the ones you are used to. And we have an open time window after the schedules come out, so this whole being stuck with what you get, is simply not true.
AGAIN, from what I can tell, the "legacy" expressjet guys on here are making it seem like no one ever works weekends or holidays with their system. NO ONE. Who works your schedules during that time? I dont get it. As bad as it is, JUNIOUR guys typically work the unwanted trips. THATS WHY THEY ARE JUNIOR. We have all been there. It is part of the seniority system. You dont put in X amount of years at a company to work weekends and holiday (or whatever the case may be).
I for one am a BIG fan of PBS. I have had a large improvement in my QOL since we got it. With that said, I have not tried the legacy expressjet system. So I cant knock it at all. In fact, I know NOTHING about it. All I can comment about is PBS, because that is what I know. I request some of you do the same.
First off, I use PBS and have a totally different opinion than you do. Lets just say my QOL and schedule was WAAAYYY better when we did line bidding. And 60% of the people I talk to say the same thing. Of course I don't talk to everyone, so that isn't the most accurate statement.
Secondly, from the words of the Monday night countdown, C'mon Man! If you are going to try and promote PBS, at least be truthful and straight forward. Yes, there is an open time window initially and also daily. However, the truth is that initially there may be literally THREE trips in it. Then it turns into one crappy modified trip over the holidays. This is pretty accurate and not opinion. At least from what I can see on the 700 in ATL. DTW has about 4 day line trips in it for the whole month of January as well. Good luck trying to trade for one. Failed everytime unless you have something better to drop in the bucket. I can't imagine the 200 has some amazing number of open time that I cannot see. Especially with a displacement coming. Just wanted to clarify that.