I think it is moot now, the new software dosen't cancel trips till the processing window is closed. And it is smart enough to know how much vacation you have left.

But in your instance I think the trips would not have been canceled once they got around to working your vacation.

It doesn't matter if the bank is negative. You get the 7 or 8 day vacation. You can knock out trips that touch that week. The only time the negative balance will affect you is when the deficit becomes bigger than your last vacation of the year (eg: Deficit=44 hours, Last Vacation=7 days=42 hours). If that happens, you won't get the last vacation.

I ran a negative balance for 5 years in a row. In the second year, the deficit was 30 hours heading into last 7 day vacation and I still knocked out another 40 hours. I worked it back down over the course of the next couple of years by knocking out fewer hours and then having a vacation that was lost to training. I haven't been paid for unused vacation since I was new-hire. :)

Most important, you won't see a hit in your check unless you have a deficit when you retire.

Thanks, MX. Your post is exactly why I pay attention to this forum. Good stuff. I wonder how many people know that about the negative bank. I know 2 that didn't...me and my planner!

Thanks to all. This is just what I wanted to hear. MUV was the last thing I wanted to do...I just didn't want to take a hit in my paycheck next month. I'll adjust vacation next year.

I was in your shoes that first year when I went negative. I was afraid I was going to have a zero check the middle of the next month, so I picked up a week long pairing (not MUV). It was nice getting a real big January check when I found out that a negative vacation didn't get deducted from my pay. :)