Nothing personal taken.

I'm always leery of speaking in absolutes like "never", as every single possibility can't possibly be considered and the one you didn't think of can bite you in the behind. I'm pretty sure nobody had a global pandemic on their bingo card in summer of 2016. And yeah, when we were hundreds of bodies understaffed in 21/22 extensions into days off for both reserves and lineholders were utilized on a daily basis, especially in the international theater. This is one of those things that the pandemic put a bazillion lumen spotlight on and should be addressed in bargaining, as frequently taking people into their days off has a massive negative impact on individual QOL. I don't think that's generally happening much these days as the pendelum has swung back the other way, but it does happen internationally (as it did before the pandemic).

What I can say from experience is in the Hall of Silos, Planning and Day of Ops are very distinct and very partitioned. Cost is absolutely considered on the planning side of things, where the Solver lives and pay factors can have a tangible impact on bid packages. When it comes to Day of Ops, however, the spice will flow and they'll do just about whatever the contract allows (and some that it doesn't) to move metal.

To move the needle substantively on QOL, a rewrite isn't necessary...rather targeted complementary changes in planning (13.A-B), day of ops (13.E), and schedule manipulation (13.D). Pay factors are an additional factor that can play a role in the planning area.