Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 1877765)

Oh yeah... also downloaded BidCentral, which actually worked for me this time. Bid with PBS Desktop, using Flightline EasyBid and BidCentral to sort and look at trips...
Officially "Most Complicated Bid Ever Entered". Pretty sure I will discover I bent myself over and made some critical mistake when results come out.

Turns out "Bid commutable trip with <=2 legs first day, <=3 legs any day, <=2 legs last day; release to layover NLT 0000; report for checkin NET 0700; Eastern Time Zone check in NET 1000" produces ZERO TRIPS.

Doesn't seem too much to ask that you get done by midnight, dont start work before 0700, or 0700 local base time (EST 10:00), and less than 8 hours block in cockpit for around a 12 hour work day. Apparently the "7 til midnight" job is too unproductive and just WAY too much QOL to ask for...

Originally Posted by TED74 (Post 1877447)

Sailing, perhaps I can provide an example, since I agree with you.

My buddy's wife Cherry is a stripper. She just got a new job at a new establishment, and makes a $10/hr base rate. After her introductory week, she'll go to $20/hr the next week. Her friend Jugs got hired at the same time, by the same establishment. Conveniently, this establishment has a bank system.

Flash forward two weeks. Cherry didn't use the bank but Jugs did. Cherry worked 10 hours each week (20 total), made $300, and averaged $15/hour.

Jugs worked 11 hours the first week and banked an hour...so she was paid for 10. The second week, she cashed an hour in, working only 9 but getting paid for 10.

Both girls worked 20 hours, got paid $300 (plus tips), and averaged $15/hr.

Notably, Jugs worked more when she had WORSE seniority, and less after she had moved up the totem pole (among others).

I'm missing a lot...but anything germane to the banking discussion?

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1877628)

GS turns or a quick overnight?

Originally Posted by MSP7ERB (Post 1877962)

I was going to post this in chit-chat but the Bank seems to be a hot topic so I'll ask here. I filled up my bank during my 1st couple years. Aside from a couple small withdraws to reach GS trigger, I haven't used the bank and it is currently full. I'm considering buying 2 weeks of vacation for 2016 with the hunch that our vacation pay is going to increase in C2015. I can buy a full week for 2016 for 22.75 bank hours @ $136/hour which = $3094. Lets assume that C2015 vacation pay increases to 4 hours per day from our current 3.25/day. Lets also assume a 10% DOS pay raise and the fact I'll be on 6th year pay next year. So my $3094 investment would be worth $4312 ($154/hr x 28) Does anyone think this wold be a good/bad way for me to invest my 60 hour bank. I will be able to replenish it fairly quickly too. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by MSP7ERB (Post 1877962)

I was going to post this in chit-chat but the Bank seems to be a hot topic so I'll ask here. I filled up my bank during my 1st couple years. Aside from a couple small withdraws to reach GS trigger, I haven't used the bank and it is currently full. I'm considering buying 2 weeks of vacation for 2016 with the hunch that our vacation pay is going to increase in C2015. I can buy a full week for 2016 for 22.75 bank hours @ $136/hour which = $3094. Lets assume that C2015 vacation pay increases to 4 hours per day from our current 3.25/day. Lets also assume a 10% DOS pay raise and the fact I'll be on 6th year pay next year. So my $3094 investment would be worth $4312 ($154/hr x 28) Does anyone think this wold be a good/bad way for me to invest my 60 hour bank. I will be able to replenish it fairly quickly too. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by Big E 757 (Post 1878252)

I'm not trying to be condescending, but that's not how we do things at Delta. We know that 60% of the guys will vote yes for much smaller bumps than 10% and .75 per vacation day.