I don't wanna be a jerk--I'm just sick of people being confused about all kinds of stuff that's literally written in bold/highlighted text on readily-available documents on company websites--not just with standing bid.

I understand Mesa is pretty bad about explaining things not directly related to training/flying (like how our slightly convoluted reserve bidding processes work)...so my bad if I'm being harsh...they need to make a simple 1-day "intro to how things work at an airline" PowerPoint/Q&A session on day 1 of groundschool, but, well, no one (including myself) is going to do something like that for free, and Mesa is in the business of making money, so I don't see them paying anyone to do that anytime soon either!

I've talked to people who have literally been on the line for 3-5 months and they aren't even aware of the fact they can bid their reserve shifts after the initial PBS award comes out. I don't even know how that happens.