Originally Posted by
Ed Force One
Well, some things still don't change. I just called Scheduling to pick up an open trip 2 days - 1 minute out and got denied.
I said "You're that desperate but still won't give me the trip?" and she said her supervisor said just go X list yourself."
Insert "At least you tried" Simpsons meme here.
To be fair I think that is more of a contractual requirement than anything. I am sure they would just love to hand them out and be free of them but then would get their hands slapped by the Union by not offering them through X-List order.