The point is that you should bid the vacation you want. Don’t take a vacation spot just to give to your buddy. Different than a trip because you could always pick up. It’s more difficult to get those days off and it’s financially detrimental for a senior person to be giving away their good trips all the time. Trading vacation doesn’t harm the person who is trading away that vacation. Bid Vacation because you want it, not because you’re holding someone else’s spot in line so they can cut everyone else.