Originally Posted by
milky
The 2-hour was probably not disregarded. They run the slip through HAL once before they start calling people. It looks at who is legal and has slips in at that exact moment. So, if you had a 2 hour restriction, when the trip was run, it was probably 2+ hours out. Then they grabbed a cup of coffee and took a leak before settling in to call and wake up people for the next 30 minutes. After the coffee break and calling a few people ahead of you, the 2+ hours turned into 1+40. Their list doesn't tell them your qualifiers. It just spits out your name when it runs. In theory, you would have an argument for turning down the GS.
Not exactly. The TC does show them your qualifiers for "do not call between" and min commute time. They still have to call you regardless of what you list there. Why? Because the one time they don't you'll have been at Spondivits having dinner with the family and you now have a claim to being missed and paid to crack crab legs. You have no claim to "turning down" a GS unless it involves child care, alcohol consumption or being WAY out of position. If they want to accept an hour delay to accommodate your commute? They can do that. Your commute time is not automatically exclusionary, it's a guide and they can hang the trip on you if you answer the phone. Simple fix, don't want to fly the trip? Let it go to VM and let the 10 mins go by.