Originally Posted by
crewdawg
I was responding to PlaneTrains post specifically. If you're continuously hawking open time, constantly running out on family plans, annoyed by ARCOS calling and annoying your family with these antics...then I'd certainly say you're doing it wrong. I just can't imagine the family would care for that in the long term. Sure prep a little, but all that's required is to check ARCOS when/if they call. It takes a few seconds to look at and accept or decline.
But yes, I get it doesn't always work that way, I was in a category where I received less than 10 GS calls in 3-4 years...and only got 2 of them. I just had to play a different game, but I still would have fought to keep PB days.
Yeah I get what you and others are saying. I guess I just threaded the needle of when I was junior, no one got GS. And now I’m much more senior and in a category that is staffed well enough, it’s still rare to catch even one GS a month. (May and June this year were exceptions) I’m not 737B… it’s not as simple as just let ARCOS call and you can be selective. If ARCOS calls, you probably need to take it otherwise you might not get another one. ARCOS is typically calling a few hours before, not the night before. I tried rolling thunder a few times and it is not the pleasant experience the rest of the airline achieves. More power to all of you who can credit 100 hours and work 4-5 days a month. Enjoy it while it lasts! Seriously, happy for everyone that can make it work!