Originally Posted by Boats and Hos (Post 2887656)

It appears the company is using the grid to handcuff us in trying to get something in return for all this growth. It's virtually impossible to get time off or swap or drop. It's been really frustrating now as it's been a long time since the grid has even been red and that includes during TOWOP. It's a nice tool to have but only if you can use it which we can't. Flica is for us but unfortunately they have control over it and they just deny everything.

The growth will come at a price. It may seem great but the task will increase exponentially. The demands will be great as more resign to go elsewhere. It will only become more difficult to adjust your schedule as needed. Please understand this if you decide to come here. A lot of crew complained directly to leadership as well as the survey but as usual, it's fallen on deaf ears.

Originally Posted by Boats and Hos (Post 2887656)

It appears the company is using the grid to handcuff us in trying to get something in return for all this growth. It's virtually impossible to get time off or swap or drop. It's been really frustrating now as it's been a long time since the grid has even been red and that includes during TOWOP. It's a nice tool to have but only if you can use it which we can't. Flica is for us but unfortunately they have control over it and they just deny everything.

The growth will come at a price. It may seem great but the task will increase exponentially. The demands will be great as more resign to go elsewhere. It will only become more difficult to adjust your schedule as needed. Please understand this if you decide to come here. A lot of crew complained directly to leadership as well as the survey but as usual, it's fallen on deaf ears.

Originally Posted by prex8390 (Post 2887673)

For once I agree with you. Speaking for myself as a CA reserve. I’m almost wondering if my phone is broken because it never rings yet i can’t drop any days and even if I did, the only thing to pick up is either crappy uncommuteable trade board trips or BDM out and backs. I thought they had agreed to use their “special portal” to allow drops with reserve coverage even if it was showing red. That was short lived.

Last year i flew my butt off. Now this year I’m lucky to get a SGF out and back.

Fellow Reserves, what’s good on Netflix?

Originally Posted by blindfayth (Post 2887700)

Stranger things.

Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle new specials.

.... Yeah

Originally Posted by jody75881 (Post 2887757)

So if the schedules are as such why are they ramping up hiring.

Originally Posted by JulesWinfield (Post 2887762)

They're about to staple us to the bottom of Delta's seniority list, that's why.

Originally Posted by TalkTurkey (Post 2887668)

Right. And also, if they want to paint the grid blood red, why is there no reserve days open for pick up so that we make the min buffer? It’s a load of hogwash I tell ya.

Originally Posted by preflight (Post 2887771)

When I took the job, I specifically asked if you could drop reserve. "No problem", they said, "but you won't get paid for it", they said.

Then I try to drop reserve, "Oh the grid has to be GREEN", they said!

"What freaking GRID", I said....

"The one that is never GREEN!", they said and then they laughed and laughed and laughed!

Originally Posted by Casualinterest (Post 2888251)

Idk. I dropped 5 days last month, and picked up a couple OT things. It is very sparse these days though. All the days I dropped were red when I dropped them. They have that super secret squirrel grid they use for reserve drops that's lower than what the grid shows. Remember people, the grid in Flica shows what line holders need in order to drop. Reserves can drop with a slightly lower threshold that unfortunately we can't see. So you just have to shoot and see what happens.