Originally Posted by
DashDude
EWR Captain here...
Just a sampling of the last few months...
11-13days off (some are one day at a time between trips).
19-17 days on
1-3 commuter rooms I had to buy each month because scheduling couldn't/wouldn't give me a commuter room (b/c "they were sold out") or bc I had used all 4 per month.
Extended 1-2 times per month
3 fatigue calls since Feb
IOE in Feb...held a line since June
2 X standups so far despite bidding against them each month...
Only 2 sick calls per year (rolling) before the discpline starts...read the appendix to the Employee Handbook. Wonder what the FAA would think.....
I mean this as an honest question. I am not busting your chops.
Do you put as a top tier preference a minimum of days off in a row?
Example: max six days on and min 2 days off?
Or do you not bid for days in a row off?
(I know as a commuter, days off in blocks is important, not so much if one lives in base....ala Allegiant)