Originally Posted by
crewdawg
Not so sure about the start at the bottom thing. I finally got an IA call the other day, but it had already been awarded to someone senior to me, five minutes BEFORE I received the call. Frankly, I see why guys are calling and making deals. I don't agree with it, but it's not shocking with the current system the way it is.
If you're not getting any IA calls and it went senior, I would believe it's more likely than not deal making. Also, what a lot of guys do is answer when called and, when the trip is gone, they are offered a trip that is going out in IA that they weren't called for