Originally Posted by
MrSkywest
In May I bid the same way and got the month of standups I requested. A large % of the trips in Chicago are standups. The "Results Report" showed that many of the standup were available when it came down to me but I guess it could not build a line of 88 hours with those remaining standup, locals, and 2 days.
I emailed guys on reserve to see if anyone was interested in trading their reserve lines for my line and immediately got 3 guys who wanted to do that. Scheduling told me that they are not allowed to swap entire lines however.
I appreciate the strategy on breaking up the lines. Any other suggestions would be welcome.
In a large base, especially with low seniority, basing your expectations on a previous bid is a good way to end up disappointed. I always say bid for your dreams in the first couple layers, tone it down to reality by layer 7.