Originally Posted by
Timeismoney
I don't drop trips. I swap for trips that might be better for commuting or higher credit. I only swap because I can't afford to have less credit. I don't go below the credit I need to pay my bills so I'm am not forced to wait on a call from scheduling. Yes, it does burn me up to get a flica alert with a three day with two days of dh. I understand. I also understand that this is the first step of desperation from scheduling to cover the trip. Let them offer ja for that stuff. Pay 200% to a guy at 1330 x2 for one day of flying. That a win win for the pilot group!! Like I said, the lines suck right now. Sometimes I can improve my month but most of the time I can't. That's why I am upset about the guys that bail the company out. I am working this terrible schedule to do my part to make it tough on the company and guys like you drop below credit on your own then wait on a call from scheduling to bail them out. That's what you are doing when you take a trip from them. You bail them out! You work less, get paid more, work the days you want on the backs of the guys that fly their lines. I am sorry that this might offend you. I am not trying to make enemies on here but enough is enough. Take a few months off using the excuse that it's in the cba. They are using the cba against us. They call us asking to help, making us feel like the are doing us a favor by offering mup. Let it go. Like the other guy said, give a senior guy a chance for JA. No, I am not senior!!!
In a small way you make a point about if their calling standing avail., that they're close to "bail out" point. I'm just not viewing it that way. I look at It more so like when you "swap". I'm only trying to get back to line value (which many times doesn't even happen). For me, I never even considered being on the list until a great trip opened up, yet it just fell inside the 48 hours so wouldn't allow me to pick up. called scheduling and they said I could have it, yet my name had to be on the list to do so. I guess the big question is when are we helping them. Isn't it helping them if we pick up a trip a week in advance? still taking flying off the books.
All I can say is I'm not in the realms of being a choker. I'm fairly senior and they still made it to me twice this last week for JA (which I never returned calls for). But one thing is certain.......its way over the top to throw into the likes of a scab.