Originally Posted by
Hubcapped
is this as ridiculous a rant as it seems? We have commuter clauses. For you to be in this situation you will have had to not adhere to the rules you agree to as an adult at this company. You would be positive spaced by scheduling no? What exactly are you trying to say here?
Unless your backup flight(s) are all OAL, which is a common situation in some commuter cities.
You can fully comply with the rules (namely, the PWA commuter clause in 23.X) and still end up in this situation.
Neither the PWA nor the FOM policy are actually rules anyway. They simply describe a certain benefit that you can receive if you meet certain conditions. In the case of the PWA, the benefit is insurance against discipline if the commute falls through (even though your working flight may still end up delayed or canceled). In the case of the FOM policy, it’s positive space on your backup. If you don’t meet the criteria for either policy but still manage to make it to work on time, you haven’t broken any rule. Similarly, you can meet the criteria for only one policy but not the other, receiving only the one eligible benefit.