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I think it’s good for people to see the contrasting realities of reserve depending on plane, seat, base, time of year, etc.
Yes you can get slammed on reserve but to the posters point, you’re supposed to be in “reserve”. Meaning if everything goes fine your category should be staffed properly and reserves fill in the gaps for sick calls and occasional IROPs.
You shouldn’t be getting assigned one out of five 4 day trips two days out that have been sitting in open time for the whole month, along with 100 other trips. This is how it was when I first upgraded on the ER a few years ago.
I think with the lack of hiring, everyone's going to be working more this coming year. I wouldn't count on reserves doing anything but flying. We're still a growing airline by fleet count - we are getting a net growth of 10 airplanes this year, just without any more hiring.