Originally Posted by
pony172
Flew with a probationary FO last month who was Brilliant! He dropped everything he could using the trip board. He works the absolute minimum. Now caveat this with his kids are out of the house and he had some money saved up from abroad. His view was that this was the cheapest vacation time off you could get. He said he would consider the whole open time/JA situation next year when his pay quadruples.
I’d be careful at this company dropping any significant amount of flying first year. Doesn’t look good and the complete opposite of what the company is looking for in a employee. Yes, guys are doing it without issue but it’s only a matter of time before it starts to blow up...IMHO. YMMV.