Originally Posted by
lowandslow
I’ve heard that argument more than once about getting more vacation off if you’re more senior. Makes no sense. Right now you have a week you can bid lines to conflict (or not) with. Even slide if you want. To imply this (+9 days) is something only possible with good seniority now is completely false unless your vacation happens to be the week between Christmas and NYE.
I agree, I’ve been junior in base and senior in base. I have never had less than 12 days off for vacation, and I have never had to use a slide. Also, when I submitted my bids, I knew approximately what days my vacation would conflict with.