Long call reserve is supposed to make life easier for commuters. The problem is, the crew desk doesn't let many stay on long call. They can build short calls anytime they want at the last minute. One of the big problems is, the crew desk has no accountability. They can and do whatever they want when they want with little oversight, or reason. You can ask why they just built the 10th short call with only 5 departures, and they say because they can.

As far as rolling days off or working into days off, it greatly depends on your fleet/seat/domicile. It is a common occurrence on the west coast wide bodies, with rolling back to back short calls. So, you have to commute in--sit in the crash pad, then work into your days off. Some seats have a better reserve experience, some are a night mare. As a rule, commuting to reserve, especially wide body reserve is a really hard life and generally thought to be a bad idea--worse as a NH.

However, reserve in domicile can be a great life. Sit short call at home and get paid.

Bottom line is, yes, our reserve rules need some improvements. Crew desk needs accountability Only a few tweaks would make QOL much better with little impact on the company. Now....back to contract negotiations....