Look at the post after yours, and then a few more further down. Maybe not so apparent as you would like to believe.

 

You can hit em til you like em... Wait, no, that's a golf thing. That Jeremiah guy is a bastard. Soju stage 4 is bulletproof, BTW.

 

Good stuff right there!
I know we have stuff we need to fix but I get so sick of ppl that can't stop B1tching. I think maybe some of these people should put all this energy into fixing the problem and give up some of their APC posting time.
I always say if your not willing to give up your time to do the job dont complain about how someone else is doing it.
ALPA guys don't think I don't expect a good contract like the rest of the pilot group. Just like to say I appreciate your time.

 

Not that APC is the official counter, but I'd say I don't recall seeing a ton of gripping about seniority with the old system (read next sentence before you start typing). There were complaints about how PBS was used, Yellow Slip processing, short calls, seeing who's available throughout the month, and yes, some call for getting some more seniority back into the system (which was there before as much as people would like to say it wasn't existent at all). But I would say there's easily been as much of a call for correcting what's taken place since then. Plus, I doubt there was much of a demand for "give me a system where if I'm at 80 and the guy 600 jr to me is at 81 that I get assigned the POS trip I want to avoid like the plague." which is what we have that still isn't fixed (ref my last post on how that is fixed).
As it would with the changes many are saying are in order.
I'm not shooting it to pieces, but simply pointing out the absurdity of the bucket values as they currently stand (and apparently will from what I've been told). The other changes have been well received and reflect the great work the SOT did to get them implemented. While I think a stronger tweak would fix the point I made above about 1 point separating the buckets, I'm not suggesting the whole bucket system be scrapped right now. Simply shrink the bucket values.


Don't think anyone is suggesting that so no need to answer.
So don't do anything? Thank goodness neither our reps nor management take this throw-hands-in-the-air-and-give-up-attitude, and actually appreciate the feedback. I'll repeat: The changes are good. I've said as much in several past posts. I'm recommending tweaking (which is what you said will take place with any new system)...sooooo, how about some tweaking? Jeez, allow some critical feedback without flipping out about it.

 

Duh.

It's more about the message it will send.

Yes, I'm aware of the 4000. I'm hitting the Dave Ramsey plan hard right now so I'll be ready if and when the time comes.

 

Haha!

Well, if you're gonna be up there for 19 hours, you might as well have some fun.
It must have been flown by a former Air Force pilot, though- Writing the company logo probably seemed like a "neat idea."
Had a Navy guy been at the controls we'd be looking at a two-thousand mile long phallus...

 

Damn! You mean I have to start wearing pants to the debriefing party?

 

So what is this soju thing you are speaking of and explain to me further how i can become invisible?


underboob.

 

I get a funny vision in my head of putting forth that flight plan to the dispatcher "just put it in, it's a random path for endurance."

All the while going "that's what she said!!!" while drawing a big phallus across the US.

It'll likely be less funny in the morning after the beer wears off, but it's a funny thought for now.

 

First, I was being sarcastic. Second, isn't the part that I bolded pertain to a fair amount of those complaining about the new rules for reserve? Also, somebody has to be junior. I have also been consistently moving backwards in my seat and base. I understand what it is like to be the junior guy (I wore the red hat at the fNWA). Our entire system is built on seniority. Frankly, reserve should be a system whereby if there is one pilot junior to you that can do any of the trip, it should go to the most junior up until they time out.

Also, it is my understanding that the company and ALPA can change the bucket values on a monthly basis and this new process is only two weeks old. I am junior on my equipment and junior system wide so I get it. It sucks being junior but there are a few thousand pilots out there that wish they could be the junior guy/gal dealing with our issues. And no, I am not saying that we shouldnt voice our discontent or objections, but I just think it has been a little over the top lately.