FDX-adventures in VTO land
 

As an example of why pibs is a showstopper for me...
VTO #1 request. 3 days off in December...result, working 2 of them with a day off in between.
VTO #2 request. Commuter line....result, 7 commutes. Or, 4 commutes with, 2 bonus Memphis days off one week, and two weeks with a bonus Memphis rest day.


As a plus, looking forward to the time fdx is finally manned appropriately with sufficient reserves to allow me to trade trips again

I agree VTO process sucks, but can you also tell us what number VTO you had and what three days off (dates) you requested.

Good luck with this one. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but this IS appropriately manned, from the company's perspective. It isn't going to ever change and all of us are not going back to plentiful makeup and reserve swaps. Not gonna happen.

But take PIBS....riiiight.

Bottom 5th,
Requested 24-26, young kids.
Not working cyber Monday, days I'm working all have max open 10+ range. Not working on the major shipping days expected, and they have max opens in the 5-7 range. Theoretically, my requests beneficial for the company as well as myself

You've been here long enough to know that VTO in Dec = working Christmas! ;)

Did you put "young kids" in your request? ;)

Here there be dragons....

Avoid VTO at all costs in December. I remember some super senior guys bid VTO in December once and got all reserve.

Nonetheless. I can usually hold top 5 VTOs and I still avoid it like the plague because they hose you. PBS - not on our watch.

I feel your pain.

As posted above, you would be luck to get those days off with a top 5 VTO. VTO sucks, in December VTO really sucks.

+1

…I don't care if I work Xmas (I am)… all I asked for was a commuter line… Didn't happen! :-(

Z

The last time I complained about NOT GETTING ANY of my reasonable VTO requests, I was told. "It's called a VTO REQUEST!"

Notice their emphasis on "Request." Nice!

I don't understand how they benefit from just blanket declining EVERYTHING. In this business they need our cooperation for the system to move on time. The scheduling policies of the past 5 years hardly seems like the way to get it? :confused::eek:

With those stats it isn't even a request... more like a wish.

My best VTO results came after forgetting to provide any requests.