Originally Posted by
Thedude
I really don't this will work the way everybody think it is gonna work.
I am thinking after the first round those in the bottom 1/3 won't get any vacation awarded in rounds 2-3-4 and will be forced to float.
I am gonna wait and see what happens.
If you're going to float you have to do it in round one.
If you bid in rounds 2-4 you will get awarded a vacation. It might be ugly but you'll bet it.
Just checked an FO bid status for last year's (2016) vacation awards. Second round junior vacations had April and October(plus whatever was available in Round three). Junior guys, and really everyone, got Jan/Feb/Nov/Dec (not the holidays) in round three.
Round one is your best bet. Try using single weeks in your bid.
The best weeks guys typically get in the second round is May, Sept, or April.
Third round is Jan/Feb/early Nov/early Dec. Fourth round is the same.
Only ten percent of the people in the bid status I checked bid all four rounds.