Originally Posted by
Spudhauler
Time off to me means completely free of any obligation to the company. Reserve days where a pilot doesn't fly don't count towards legal rest, and they sure don't count as time off in my eyes. Seems as though you see it differently, which is fine.
If I'm counting days I actually had to work, I absolutely ignore unused reserve days. If your contract allows long call reserve and people are able to bid during shoulder months so they don't get used, it's a contractual benefit. Just because you are technically "on call" doesn't mean you are working.