My company's current contract does not allow for much "soft money" so you have to be an "air wh*re" to get the credit up there. In the peak months the company will offer 150% pay for picking up open time, I have heard of folks calling sched at the end of a trip asking if they are trying to cover any flying (that would be a 150% extension) and some DO answer the phone when scheduling calls on off days for Junior assignments (125% and a comp day the next month). Some folks do an extra couple days a month and in the subsequent months sell the comp days back (at 3.75 hours of credit). Personally I try to fly 85-95 hours a month (which is normally where the schedules are built to) and don't work any more than what I am scheduled. The extra couple days off and time to spend with friends, family, my wife, and my dog mean more than the extra money. But that's just me.

Now the training dept guys can get some really high credit (125-150hrs a month) from what I have been told by some of the guys. They will do 2 sim sessions a few days a week, then a couple line checks, some OE and get tons of credit. Only part that sucks is the lack of true "off days".