Originally Posted by
crxpilot
I've seen involuntary tdy passed up to the next person cuz of vacation. I guess your mileage may vary!
What base are you talking about? Both myself and the person Junior to me have been involuntarily tdy'd on vacation months. There are others on tdy the same months as myself that had vacations and were involuntarily tdy'd.
TDY is a very sore subject with myself, so sorry if I have a hard time believing that all I have to do is bid for vacation and be assured I won't be tdy'd. For all who want to come here, this is an example of the chaos that is Allegiant. I have over 200 pilots junior to me that don't have to worry about TDY. I'm an FO, and it Pi$$es me off that I have to be away from my family months at a time when someone 200 numbers jr. to me gets to be home. Be forewarned, things here are done out of seniority, and nobody cares. In talking to pilots from every base (I've been tdy'd to most bases) I don't think a proper TDY policy is something most guys want to strike over. I hope I'm wrong, but if you want to come here be prepared to spend months on end away from home. With little regard to seniority.
As I tell everyone, we are very close to having a great gig here, but unfortunetly we have a management that is bent on making our lives as miserable as possible. Maybe a new contract will help, maybe not. Personally I don't care if I make twice what I'm making now in a new contract, if I am gone from home on TDY all the time, what does it matter? I just think most guys here are looking at more money. I really, really hope I'm wrong.