Originally Posted by
SEMIslave
If you desired max line range that may be the cause as it only respects your preferences if it gets the hours needed. Also a PERIOD of dates off only scores once (if you value it at 100 points that's all it scores total). A STRING of dates off would score for each day (valued at 100 points would score 100 per day). Do a little math with your other preferences to check that they aren't adding up or subtracting more points than your day off request. Best thing to do would be to call the PBS help people as they will look at your bid and be able to see what is actually going on.
Or it's the August schedule boning... September is the month of drawdown where you should get anything you need... August is tough because it's traditionally the thinnest staffed month of the year. You for sure need to not bid max line, and also give up any other prefs over getting those days off... may even take bidding CDO or Reserve. Yes at this company it may take that for August....