Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot

Staffing is the number one reason I was against pbs at my last airline and would be against it here. If you've ever been furloughed by one class or been the top 10% in the right seat waiting to upgrade for years or the bottom 10% sitting reserve for years and worked under PBS during these times you can thank pbs for your lot in life.

Everything else people hate about pbs can be adjusted with work rules. However, the more work rules you get the less it affects staffing which means the less it is appealing to the company. But, no matter how many work rules you get with pbs there is still a staffing advantage with pbs and I'm not going voluntarily vote to change a three year upgrade to seven or to make the bottom of our list remain the plugs even while we take new airplanes.