Originally Posted by
baseball
Short call is OK, but there are some problems.
1. SC sux if traffic sux.
2. SC sux if you have something else to do
3. SC sux if you don't do 3 or more, cuz u get no pay if you no work
4. SC sux if your base is chronically understaffed
1). Everything sucks if traffic sucks. Just be thankful you don't have a 9-5
2). Work in general sucks if you have something else to do. That's why we all look forward to retirement. (That's a note to all you "age 70" supporters)
3). If you get less than 3 SC's in a month, you don't get extra pay. But if you're getting 0-2 SC's a month, what are you complaining about reserve for? The big beef is unlimited SC's.
4). Reserve in general is always going to suck if your base is chronically understaffed. But with reference to #3, at least you're going to get some extra money out of it. Either you're likey to blow guarantee out of the water or max out SC pay. But being a middle-junior line holder sucks if you are at a chronically short base because you're likely doing nothing but 89 hour lines with 12-13 days off. Reserve can sometimes be a better deal in those cases with additional days off over Jr Lineholders.
I just keep remembering it wasn't that long ago that ALL reserve was SC. There was no LC, there was no "rest period". It was 24/7 SC for every single reserve day.