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Why can't they be some weekday to weekday combination where we get the weekend off.
Normal 9 to 5 M-F jobs a week of vacation is actually 9 days in a row off for most jobs.
This isn’t a 9-5 job. The airline operates 365 days per year. Did you know vacation slide came from Northwest after the merger? Vacation slide was the answer for your complaint. Being junior enough to be affected by coverage awards sucks because you’re really junior.Originally Posted by CX500T
While we are at it... Vacation weeks run Sunday to Saturday. I have a full week of vacation, but no weekend off due to coverage awards this month.Why can't they be some weekday to weekday combination where we get the weekend off.
Normal 9 to 5 M-F jobs a week of vacation is actually 9 days in a row off for most jobs.
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And with PVPP, you can get one full weekend and one partial weekend off without a slide. That's a great deal if you're junior Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
This isn’t a 9-5 job. The airline operates 365 days per year. Did you know vacation slide came from Northwest after the merger? Vacation slide was the answer for your complaint. Being junior enough to be affected by coverage awards sucks because you’re really junior.
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Except he's not...Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
This isn’t a 9-5 job. The airline operates 365 days per year. Did you know vacation slide came from Northwest after the merger? Vacation slide was the answer for your complaint. Being junior enough to be affected by coverage awards sucks because you’re really junior.
I am glad they fixed the sick look-back...I wiped out last Dec and was out DEC-JAN and have been on QHCP for the past 9 months with zero sick calls...
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If he’s affected my coverage awards, he’s junior.
Not necessarily. I've seen the #1 in category get reserve coverage before. Admittedly that was a rare/niche situation, but I've seen top pagers get reserve coverage a fair amount. 12.M.5 is one of the items I put on the survey that needs an overhaul. I know, I know "reserve is a choice/for junior/it's supposed to suck."
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<sigh> Exactly. Especially in holiday months, when coverage can creep WAY up the list, for both Reg and Res (though especially Res). Reg is only protected from coverage if you are in top 50% of Regular bidders (which can be 40% in category). 40-50% in category (especially as a Captain) ain't even CLOSE to junior. Much less a senior bidder who bids reserve by choice, where only the very top reserve bidder is protected. (I know, 'else start next', but that misses the point entirely).Originally Posted by crewdawg
Not necessarily. I've seen the #1 in category get reserve coverage before. Admittedly that was a rare/niche situation, but I've seen top pagers get reserve coverage a fair amount. 12.M.5 is one of the items I put on the survey that needs an overhaul. I know, I know "reserve is a choice/for junior/it's supposed to suck."
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Exactly. Our job is built on trust. When I sign the release, I’m saying my physical condition is satisfactory to conduct the flight. There’s no witness. There’s no one saying, are you sure? So if you trust me to say I CAN safely operate the $100m airplane with 200 people’s lives at stake, you also have to trust me when I say I CAN’T do it.Originally Posted by FangsF15
Totally agree with this whole post. We are adults, given tremendous responsibility. A mistake at our job can instantly result in hundreds of deaths and hundreds of millions in cost to the company. And yet we are treated like we are in kindergarten, needing a bathroom pass to use the lav. Frankly, it's insulting, even knowing there are people who fully abuse the
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Generally bid reserve. And usually being in the top 1/3 of RES shields me from coverage. But not always.Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
If he’s affected my coverage awards, he’s junior.
And I know this isn't a 9-5 but was just throwing out the average 9-5 wagie gets 9 days off in a row with a week of vacation and 16 with 2 weeks.
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And I know this isn't a 9-5 but was just throwing out the average 9-5 wagie gets 9 days off in a row with a week of vacation and 16 with 2 weeks.
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Generally bid reserve. And usually being in the top 1/3 of RES shields me from coverage. But not always.And I know this isn't a 9-5 but was just throwing out the average 9-5 wagie gets 9 days off in a row with a week of vacation and 16 with 2 weeks.
2 weeks vacation pays 64:10. If ALV is 74:10 or less, it gets me entire month off. Meanwhile it gets 9-5 person 16 days off.
