Dont be fooled. The 145 side has crap lines unless you're in the top 10% of the company. I've been here 10 years and can't hold weekends off, I've been in the left seat for 8 of those and have never had more than 12 days off. Yes, I'm lucky to have upgraded so quickly, but something has got to give.

Yes, the ILIW is where the majority of people "fix" their schedules. The problem is, you have to be online at 1959:59 on a Friday night to really improve your schedule. What better to do on a Friday night, right? Basically, there are thousands of trades going on in the first minute of the window, and if you don't have a solid "game plan" then you're going to find yourself stuck with whatever mediocre line you were awarded.

Don't be fooled. I'd say the unvocal majority here would be OK with PBS. My issue, and I think the majority of others, is the lack of transparency and blatant mistrust of management. Turning your schedule and life over to a computer with the "man behind the curtain" is a hard sell to most of us.

I couldn't care less if it was Fliteline or SmartPref as long as I didn't have to plan my schedule around the first 2-3 chaotic minutes of the ILIW.