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Yes, it's great how they give those seats to new hires and lock senior guys out. No matter what base you get, pack your bags and prepare for the TDY!
I posted earlier that if you don't get the equipment you want, depending upon how the company construes the work rules (or lack thereof) it can be upwards of 40 months. Another running rumor is that FL and IWA will be all Bus by the end of next year. The MD-80 bases are shrinking. Now only a fraction of PIE and SFB are -80, PGD will be all Bus by December. So it's possible by the end of next year the only bases on the -80 will be LAS, ENV, and the TDY summer bases like MYR and LAX. The good news is that if your in a base when it switches you "should" be allowed to jump. But without work rules? Yeah.
My class found out our assignment at the end of the third week, then they changed it. The confusion that you guys experienced when contacted by Allegiant about employment is the norm here. Getting someone to answer an email or pick up the phone in LAS is a challenge also. Get ready to spend hours watching your paycheck and fighting with crew services. Those days of you had will be getting rearranged... Stay Flexible!
It is a 2 year equipment lock, unless it is in the companies best interest, and that is a quote.
What I don't get what you are saying is that guys shouldn't be able to bid into things others cannot? How does every other company fill vacancies? My understanding is all companies allow new hires to bid into vacant positions ie a new hire at Delta can bid into the 76 even though there are more senior guys did not get it.
Looking at the TDY list it appeared there were very few involuntary TDYs. Maybe that doesn't reflect the real story. I also have friends at regionals spending weeks TDY making 30-50% less than us.
So far the biggest complaint has been that they can change days off less than 12 hours before a scheduled day off. That is a serious issue that needs to be fixed in the contract. In the mean time, don't answer your phone on your days off.
I've never had any issue getting a hold of anyone I've needed to. Emails replied to in same day, phone calls answered or returned within 24 hours.
Not trying to argue or start a fight but I'm just passing on my experiences.