Originally Posted by
DG1000
1 WAIVE Allow single day off 1st group
2 AWARD RSV Mon 0000 - Thu 2359 30Jun 00:00 - 29Jul 23:59 [H++]
3 AWARD FDO Fri 30Jun 00:00 - 29Jul 23:59 [H++]
4 AWARD RSV Fri 30Jun 00:00 - 29Jul 23:59 [H+]
5 AWARD RSV 30Jun 00:00 - 29Jul 23:59 [L--]
I get that, but isn't line 4 and 5 essentially the same? Awards work the entire month. Doesn't request any Sat or Sun off...
No. Line 4 awards work on Friday's only. Line 5 awards work for the whole month, but is weighted lower than all the other lines. It is requesting Sat/Sun off by asking to work every day
except Sat/Sun in lines 2-4. If it can do that you'll get weekend days off as a byproduct. But in order for the BG not to fail, it has to be allowed to put work on weekends, but only if it can't make a monthly award any other way.
In order to get weekends off you have to work M-F so,
Line 2 says prioritize M-Th with H++
Line 3 says put the one required FDO H++ on any Fri
Line 4 says if you can't do M-Th, then Fri is ok but less desired at H+
Line 5 says failing all of the above award work any day L--
If you ask directly for a weekend day off (or any day for that matter) with Must Award HDO, that BG can fail. This is designed to simplify the bidding by having one BG that won't fail but will maximize weekend days off. It will award the most weekend days off (by awarding the most weekdays worked) it can.
This one is a riff on the same idea of weighting, except it prioritizes which weekend day you want off, in this case Sat.
1 AWARD RSV Sat 30Oct 00:00 - 29Nov 23:59 [L--]
2 AWARD RSV Sun 30Oct 00:00 - 29Nov 23:59 [L-]
3 AWARD RSV Mon 0000 - Fri 2359 30Oct 00:00 - 29Nov 23:59 [L]
Line 3 says work me M-F as the highest priority (L)
Line 2 says, only if you can't satisfy line 3, work me Sun (L-)
Line 1 says, only if you can't satisfy line 1 & 2, work me Sat (L--)