Over 5 years at United on the 756 and I usually am awarded 18-19 days off. I back up 2 day trips into a 4 day block to usually get 4 days of work with 24-25 hours of credit. However I also like to play my luck and drop as much as I can and hunt for sweetheart trips. One leg on day one with a dead head back the next day. Same pay, half the work and usually home 8-12 hours sooner than my awarded 2 day trips. Most months I don’t fly a single awarded trip and average 6-7 nights away while often times having more credit than my original line. I won’t lie, it’s often times a pain in the ass and feels very much like gambling. Win some weeks and lose some other weeks. But having more time and home with my young kids makes the burden worth it... most of the time.