Originally Posted by
mrzog2138
The biggest problem is the inconsistencies with how "good deal" open time trips are assigned. And since the same individuals get them all the time the perception exists that something fishy is going on. Case in point.
Scenario 1: The past week there were 3-4 great x-pairings (international double deadheads). They were frozen for about 4-5 days for everybody to see. Now mind you there are probably a lot of people with legitimate OTP because of all the weather cancellations in IND, EWR, etc over the past month. Were these great trips unfrozen and made available at the normal time in the morning when trips are processed? No, they were made available at some random, obscure time in the afternoon and processed almost instantaneously. Not allowing individuals with legitimate OTP the opportunity to request them. The recipients of these trips the same cast of characters.
Scenario 2. Another good deal trip is available in open time (previous months). It is not processed for 5-7 hours. Half a day later you get the "Earlier Time Stamp". You look and again the same cast of characters got the trip. Did they get it because of OTP?
Why did they process one trip instaneously and the other take 5-7 hours to process? And since it benefited the same people, is something fishy going on? Until everything is on the up an up, there is going to be the perception that guys like, Lakeside, are cheating the system some way.
Zog,
I contend not that many have OTP of that amount i.e., more than 50 hrs and most don't use it as a giant trump card. I also contend they are checking all day. So, scenario 1, it is unfzn, you put in and within a minute I put in OTP.... I win. Scenario 2, I am checking all the time, so I put in within a minute or two with OTP, you put in immediately with normal make up or a trade, or you put in 5 minutes later with OTP..... I still win.
Scheds does weird things. Had a trip drop last saturday night. I submitted, denied for 8/24... because there wasn't an rfo trip built with it. I called them, "resubmit and we will process it". Denied, scheduler called me and said that trip is gonna change so they froze it. 5 minutes later, its gone. It had unfrozen and someone else put in for it, while I was busy. I agree the perception is there. Both the company and pro-stans has addressed it. Maybe, I am being naive, but even if they didn't care, would they really pass up a shot to thump on someone? They have done so much more with so much less.