Don’t be surprised. G2 captain at the lower levels of seniority percentage are worked like sled dogs. Add in the number of commuters, particularly at bases like LGA where it’s super expensive to live, and the lack of commutable trips at that seniority and you will see a resistance to bidding captain from people that can hold G3 and especially G4 f/o, aka “dozing for dollars”. I hear it every trip I fly. Not many guys want to deal with the constant reroutes and multi leg days.