Originally Posted by
Crazy Canuck
Yes, because the company is going to screw themselves by leaving hundreds of trips uncovered just so you can have the trips you want. That's how this works.
Seriously, I didn't like it any more than you do. But you're showing you know very little of how organizations and scheduling work. That or you don't care and you want the company to screw themselves over to accommodate you. People complain management does what they need to do to cover flying. It's called survival mode. Would you do anything differently if you were management? Of course not! Is that fair? No! But that's the way it is!
I think the issue here is other pilot groups seem to have better recognition of seniority in scheduling. I didn't see anyone say the company should leave flying uncovered.
It's reasonable for someone, I'd say, to feel a little abused if after 5 or 10 years of service they are awarded schedules other than what they bid when a new hire winds up flying them. If you want to avoid frustration and disappointment maybe the answer is to do away with the ides of seniority based bidding altogether. You can either hold a line or not. Might save some folks from false expectations.
I'm not saying whether anything posted is true, and certainly not taking sides, seems like most people are happy with how things are. I also didn't see anyone contend the company shouldn't operate flights so they could have their birthday off, either.