Originally Posted by Check Complete

I'm very familiar with this particular event, as an FO the Captain's decision was questioned. Turns out the FO was completely correct and the Captain's idea was, well, retarded. The Captain in question got all butt hurt and called his buddy director at HQ and they went after blood. And yes, she was not allowed to upgrade. Got pulled down to SGU for a little attitude adjustment because she was able to show how bad the Captain's decision actually was and wouldn't relent that she had made a wrong decision.

An FO in SLC that is I think no.2 on the CRJ FO list will never get the 175 because of the retarded transition cluster developed. He is now getting 4 and 6 leg days on the 200 while other FO's on the 175 that are some 10 years junior to him are getting the primo 2 leg locals he used to be able to hold. There are new hires getting the 175 in front of him in SLC.

The seniority system has and can be superseded by company need. Nothing will change because the most important entity is happy with the results. And thus there is also PBS and that has been hurting people for so long the pain isn't noticeable any more.