Originally Posted by Andy

I totally agree. It took me 18 years to get to the left seat but I'm not going to begrudge anyone who takes a quick upgrade.

I will toss out one piece of advice for any junior pilots who are thinking that they may want to fly longhaul one day. Instead of bidding direct to the left seat of a narrowbody, bid right seat of the 777 or 787 to see if you like the lifestyle. Widebody is a whole different airline but some people aren't built to fly longhaul. Multiple time zones, long flights, crew bunks, etc. If you find longhaul's not for you, you can escape a seat lock by bidding left seat narrowbody.