Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
That has nothing to do with the way the bucket system was designed and trips are assigned from the buckets.
If you have 3 reserves available and 3 2-day trips in the pot all 3 guys are working a 2-day trip regardless of their days of availability. If you happen to be in the 4 day bucket your YS preference request is ignored when assigning the trips because you are not in the 2-day bucket. How stupid is that??
It's very stupid and I wrote 2 long paragraphs about it in our first survey.
I've seen guys come in from being out on the road 7-8 days get assigned to a 3 day trip, while everyone in the 4 day bucket sat home, probably wanting to do that 3 day.
Reserves should be able to YS outside of their bucket.
Like I said, I wrote it up over a year ago. Never heard anything back.
I think reserves at United can pick up trips 2-3 days out -- first come, first serve.