Reserve is a tail of multiple airlines based on seat/staffing/seniority. I have a NB A friend who bid reserve all but one month last year and he blocked about 90 hours, most of which was premium pay. There were multiple in my category who blocked less than 100 hours last year. I bid reserve for a few months last year and rarely got used, all while another friend got beat up on another category.

My biggest issue with reserve today is the lack of pay protections (mainly around GS) and the pre-assigned rest causing out of seniority awards. They'd change it some times, but sometimes they would not, which isn't right. Until that is fixed, I don't see myself bidding reserve much.