Originally Posted by
Grumpyaviator
This. It seems some would want the junior pilot to sacrifice straight so they can get premium, when the junior pilot has no alternative but to bid straight to get extra pay. But it’s not selfish for the senior pilot to complain about not getting premium because the junior pilot bid his only option to get the trip.
An awful lot of the senior guys are waaaay over the cap. Plus there's lots of POT and VPF to go around. Bid premium and you'll get some.
Edit - Yes, if just that one trip and only that one trip in open time works for you, by all means bid straight if it's worth it to you. But if you've got ANY flexibility at all and just a little patience, the POT and VPF trips are out there.