I was going to have to fly with a captain for a round trip on Sunday that likes to pick up open time (and I'm sure he picked that up to, because it was part of a line). I already gave this guy hell once, maybe he saw I was on the schedule and got rid of it. Makes me so angry. I was looking forward to that one round trip. This one guy is a 7-8 year captain, he has a business on the side, AND he picks up open time. Greedy and selfish.

I don't have a problem with picking up open time to get back to minimum guarantee (after say, you swapped a trip that now put you below it by 4-5 hours - that's okay in my book). But picking up open time ON TOP of what you were awarded is NOT okay. I have never picked up ANY open time, or volunteered for any flying. It bothers the hell out of me that there are a bunch of pilots who do it, and who do not give a crap about their fellow pilots. I am not blaming them for the furlough directly, but they are certainly NOT helping it.