Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Having a hard time reconciling my math...
In my category, 23 people senior to me bid out and 4 senior bid in (net of +19). 10 people junior to me bid out but 12 people junior bid in (net of +2). Did I move up 19 spots? 17 spots? 2 spots? Does that mean the category shrank? What do some of you say who have been around the block longer than I? Cause I'm a little confused here...
You are correct that you moved up 19 spots. And it looks like they let in more guys below you than they let leave. So, again, this is good. Your category grew by 2 more spots.
For the sake of numbers, lets say there were 100 pilots in your category prior to this bid and you were bidding 75. That would put you at 75% in the category. Now, applying the numbers you provided to my example you will be bidding 56 out of 102 pilots. That's 54.9% in the category. That's a nice big jump. Enjoy!