Originally Posted by
KirillTheThrill
“Company need”, it’s not assigned on a day you specifically bid off. It’s the pairing scraps left over that wasn’t already assigned. I’ve been burned by some junk “CN” standups myself. I’ve also been assigned some VERY senior trips a few times. It’s obviously a huge flaw in the system that ticks off everyone.
not a flaw in the system - it’s a design feature intended to assign all flying, I.e. minimize open time after the PBS run