Timecards
 

My third rotation this month and my timecard hasn’t been accurate yet. It’s Mickey Mouse stuff too. It says I was scheduled 21 and some change but instead they just give me 21. Are they even looking?

They can barely handle notifying me for my RSV assignments…. I’ve gotten out of three assignments in the last two months, one for improper pilot awarded and two for failure to notify…it’s just wild. They are genuinely out of their depth. They need to start calling all the people they bought off for the VID and offer to double their salaries and come in part time to train and staff scheduling.

I'm amazed that they haven't done this in not only scheduling but every department.

Is it showing closed? I see those kind of errors all the time when the trip goes sideways but it’s usually fixed by the time the trip shows closed.

They have. Lots of retires working on a contract basis including crew scheduling.

Yea, they all showed closed. Had to call, wasn’t an issue when I called but there was no attention to detail. Disappointing.

​​​​​​Should we do this for pilots too? A short requal and we could get some of the VEOP pilots back in the left seat.

Or is it good for thee, but not for me?

"But......but.......but... I mean, uh.............let me rethink my suggestion" :)

​​​​​​​VEOP pilots are more than welcome to apply at any number of short staffed regional airlines or as a first officer at Delta as long as they aren't over 65.

I've heard that at least a few of our guys did exactly that, making bank at Envoy while cashing the VEOP checks from Delta. Kudos to them for working the system to their maximum advantage.

I smile every time I hear about someone winning like this.

By the way, congrats on your retirement!

I heard a rumor about a married A330 Delta pilot couple that both took the VEOP and one went to Breeze as a DEC and the other went to UPS I believe.

They must not like spending time together.

Probably why their marriage is so successful...

Someone want to check out P008, SEA, 14 Apr and discern why we’re getting an extra 07:00CR, please? TIA

It's not something I would do in my current situation, but you are talking bad about two people probably close to doubling their income overnight for 3 years. If they had kids and they were out of the house, they could both work weekends and see each other just as much as before but instead of making $500k, they are making close to a million a year. It would actually be foolish NOT to do that.

This person got it!😂

How are pilots always so hard up for money near the end of their career? Should I be worried?

This isn't about being hard up for money. This is about taking an opportunity to double your income for a few years without any perceptible drop in QOL. Are you saying that's not something you would ever consider?

Pretty sure being a new hire anywhere would bring a lifestyle change that is quite perceptible. But you’re right, money is everything.

If you don't need weekends off, tell me how QOL changes if you all of a sudden have to work weekends vs getting weekends off. That's probably the largest change in QOL as a new hire. That and Holidays. It's a short term sacrifice for a substantial increase in pay.

I'll be honest. I work the weekends. That gives me the weekdays off, and everything is much, much easier.

Many of our trips are actually better during the weekends. Some people's kids play sports primarily during the week. This is just proving the point that QOL is in the eye of the beholder. You may not be able to bid exactly what you want but if what you get is what you want and it comes with a substantial pay increase, there really isn't much of a QOL loss.

On a tangentially related subject (barely)….I was talking to my neighbor. Pretty much just an acquaintance, but we’re chatting over some beers, and I get the normal “do you ever work?” kind of comments, which is fine, and I roll with it and say “well, sometimes”.

Anyway, he was telling me about the travel sports his kids play. Holy cow, it added up to a lot of money. Well into the five figures. Kids, I get it, spend everything on them, but heck, my parents weren’t broke, but all I got for sports was the $5 registration fee at the local little league field, and an admonishment to “just walk it off” when that damn ball nearly took me out.

I’m going to step outside and shake my fist at some clouds now….

Yes. Travel sports are a scam for 90% of the kids who play them. And I played extensive travel sports playing up. It's just gotten completely out of control..

…cus it’s not for the kids who play them. The industry is set up for the for-profit club dues, facilities fees, jerseys, refreshments, etc. Anyone who thinks travel sports is designed to help the athlete is standing a little too close.

I don’t disagree with anything you guys are saying. My kids play travel sports. The main reason why I put up with it is because it keeps them really busy. So busy that they don’t have any time to get into trouble. No drinking, drugs, etc.

Yeah, weekends off is overrated. But that’s me, I don’t have kids, and I like to have time to solve all the things that happens during the week while my wife works.

She can have the weekends for her own sanity, since I’m not easy to live with sometimes.

Weekdays while she's at work is how I get to go to the range for just 15 bucks a lane on weekday pricing and spend 6+ hours playing xbox in peace.

Travel sports is a bane. Always going somewhere, paying lots of $$ on that travel, kids never get a break, most end up with more injuries because of it or burnt out on it completely. You know, the opposite of the fact that sports are supposed to be fun.

Man, you gotta ditch that noob box and getcherself a legit gamer rig. One GS will set ya up. If you can’t build one, there are some pre-builts that are ok, but choose wisely.

Xboxes are like the Miatas of gaming….

...but the Nvidia GTX 1050 is fun at the LAN parties. The RTX 4090 takes all the fun away.

My millenial dream is to one day afford a house big enough to fit a small desk for a gaming rig. I know, I know.....dream on big guy

*cries in grossly overpriced tiny apartment*

Fair enough

Well maybe if you bought less avocado toast...

Adults play video games? :)

This coming from your username makes it *chef's kiss*

I agree, if I added up all the money I've spent over the last 5yrs on travel Vball for my daughter, I could have replicated the out of state D1 scholarship she recently committed to as a Junior in HS. That said, the work ethic, dedication, and competition she's experienced over the last few years has been a great life lesson and keeps her so buy there is no time for real HS level trouble which as a dad I support!
Also, this years Vball tournaments have been fun and super competitive which is payback for a few years of watching relatively less competitve vball matches.

It keeps dedicated kids off the interwebs and focus on something to train for. I agree most won't see a payback, but the alternative "activities" for a teenager are more distructive in general. Burn out could be a factor, but much of it depends on the attitude of the club and training regimen. Some will use this venue to go on to play in college, but most will reach a terminus along the way.