Originally Posted by
Waves
T, I know exactly what you are saying about the 2 different rates. I too questioned that for many years. It was actually satisfactorily explained to me one time by someone very knowledgable about the subject. Problem is, I can't remember what the justification was. I will get a screwdriver from my tool box and see if I can pry it out of my rusty memory banks. It is difficult to believe, but I remember saying, "OK, that is actually logical and makes sense." After that I let it go. Right now it sounds a bunch a whookey. To be continued.
Yeah I'd be really interested to hear something other than the fact that it allows more flexibility for the company in utilization of reserves... that coupled with the days of availability and raw/croc/undecipherable garbage that determines utilization of the botton 15% or so of every category on the property... not to mention for lower pay.... Probably what was said was that reserves are paid even for sitting home doing nothing while a regular line holder has to work for every minute they are paid. true enough when back in the day categories were overstaffed and guys sat around for weeks on end and reserve went SENIOR... but that is not true today. Reserves can get worked 18 days and never get close to the guarantee... while a regular guy working the same days will be paid 80+. It doesn't float anymore.