Originally Posted by
tcco94
Reserve life here is fantastic and anyone that says otherwise probably hasn’t bud reserve in last decade and is afraid of it because they don’t know how it works. Some were being sarcastic in this thread because they are loving reserve so much they don’t want the secret out, therefore telling people it sucks so you don’t bid it (for the people senior to you)….and that’s why senior folks on widebody bid it so often. New AIP also has no gives on PB days and the reserve rules are furthermore getting another improvement to make it even better than it was. I would NOT worry about sitting reserve
I’ve stopped trying to explain this to the mid-seniority people I fly with. I’m often showing up on Monday for my post-10am report for my 2-day to find them on day 3 & 4 having just flown the weekend.
“You’ll be off reserve someday. Just gotta put in the time.”
To be fair, they were on reserve for a very long time and during bankruptcy. I get it. I’ve simply stopped trying to explain the latest game.
Meanwhile, I wretch like a cat with a hairball when I see some of the lines awarded adjacent to me on the wide report.