Shouldn't the scheduler, when they call you after the 8 hour initial availability period, know whether or not the company is planning on giving you 18 hours of credit?? Why play games with the pilot as they ask you if want to accept another trip (i.e. remain eligible for substitution)?

In the previous scenario, if the 18 hour credit was not coming, would the OTP bank be 22 hours instead of 4 hours?? Is there any way at all of determining the status of the 18 credit (or no credit at all) before the ask you to remain eligible for substitution??


It's not a morale issue, but a trust/integrity issue. Why can't they tell you what their supervisor/secret scheduling book is telling them on this issue?

If anyone goes the route of saying, "Don't trust the scheduler and know your contract", tell me why I should avoid calling in sick when I want time off if I experience the scheduler trying to "get away with something" to save a few bucks? That's not how I operate, so I don't do that. But I also expect the schedulers to shoot straight if I ask a specific question about something as big as whether or not 18 hours of credit is coming or not. Is that too much to ask?