PBS works good when pairings are strong, and rules are good. The last vendor we had was really bad, and we have no rules currently. If they do negotiate a new PBS, we need the above(rules, better pairings, new vendor) otherwise the schedules will be exactly the same as hardlines.

PBS takes money because of transition and vacation. Also, if you don't have min days for vacation months, then you still can end up with normal days off, and guys jr to you having more days off then you, even though you used vacation.

As said by many, there is almost 0 ot with PBS.

I used PBS for 6 years.