Originally Posted by
sMFer
Lol. I agree with a lot of what you say, but your first lines from both posts are comical.
Yes, it's wrong!!!! to I'm not telling anybody it's wrong....
Wrong from a strategy aspect, not a moral aspect.
Very unlikely a new hire will see a 9 tfp turn straight in this environment...but if a new hire wants to be sure they won't get it, bid straight long before the close. Any other strategy would give them a better chance.
I'm a "mid-seniority" FO and the last premium trip I flew was summer 2017. I do outbid new hires on straight trips often however.