Originally Posted by
suckit
Do you guys even know where you work? Show me a vacancy final with someone over a 9000# awarded a wide body FO slot in the last year. What is so confusing? The Widebody right seat has been going senior to the narrow body left seat, which I still can't hold anywhere. What is the stupid arguing about? My original reply simply stated that had I chosen AS when offered, I would've been in the left seat years ago driving to work. Just a simple statement that I chose wrong. Just because there are junior people to you on a certain aircraft doesn't mean you can hold it. You hold it when it's awarded! Why would I have a bid in to commute to Reserve? I chose to wait and by doing so have been unable to hold it over the past year. Simple!
Yes, I absolutely know where I work.
Sorry, I misunderstood you, but your original comment sure made it sound like you were only able to be a 737 FO here and would be a 737 Captain at Alaska.
Actually you could be a 777FO or 787 FO (depending on when in 2000 you were hired) in SFO , if you had your bid in on the bid that closed in Jan 2017.
Now, no argument that bids over the last year (and more for us ORD folks) have been out of whack due to base closings/openings/closings/openings. This situation definitely shows why the old saying is so important:
Bid what you want.
Want what you bid.
Careful what you bid for (or in this case - don't bid for)
cause you just might get it (or in this case - might not have a chance again for 18 months)