Originally Posted by
JTwift
ok, well by that point, let’s say someone lives in Orlando, and they really want MCO. But there aren’t any. Then they get to their pick and they are “forced” into 757 EWR. Well, they aren’t making Captain in MCO any time soon , so they’re likely “forced” to commute to Newark for two years until their seat lock is up.
or how about the people at Delta who lived in Atlanta, got a plane that isn’t based there (A220), so are “forced” to commute to NY for a year until they’re allowed to bid a plane Atlanta has.
if you don’t want to be “forced” somewhere, then apply somewhere else after you start, or quit the profession, I guess. Or, just wait for a vacancy to open and bid out. Guam is 737 only, so you can bid to literally anywhere else.
I think you’re reading too much into the verbiage. For the sake of conversation, “forced” just means “involuntary”- meaning it was that individual’s only option. (Other than “apply somewhere else or quit”.) No one is saying involuntary awards are wrong or unfair- we understand how seniority works. It’s just an interesting reference point to know which seats are going involuntary at a given time. If you can remove the emotion you seem to attach to the word “forced” this conversation might make a lot more sense to you.