Did anybody else at 9E get totally SCREWED for December? I got absolutely NOTHING that I wanted and went from almost 20 days off to close to 10. I'm not even talking about Christmas which I didn't bid for off. I'm talking about getting violated every way imaginable for the entire month of December.

At least with the hard lines we could see what we might get based on our seniority. Now, we might as well not bid at all and just let the company decide what to do with us. The mock bids are a joke. My mock couldn't have been farther from reality.

And what the hell takes so long between the closing of bidding and posting of the bids. Isn't it supposed to be computerized? How about the message earlier today saying the MEM FO lines were complete but being "reviewed". What does reviewed mean, could it translate to being tweaked to suit the company at the expense of the line holders. In my opinion, there is only one conclusion to be reached. That is that the company is grossly manipulating the bidding process behind the lines to achieve the results they want in total disregard of our contract or seniority list.

I'm sick and tired of seeing guys significantly junior to me getting far better lines. The explanation that it is because we are not bidding correctly is pure BS. If bidding a fair line is so hard to do with prefbid, then there should be a course or a proper user manual as opposed to the pathetic excuse for a user manual posted online which doesn't even tell you how all the different options are scored. I shouldn't need a PhD in Prefbidology just to get a decent line in relation to my seniority.

OK, rant over.

 

I bid in the top 1/3 of the list. I got the 24/25 string off and the 31st. 4-day trips, no more than 4 days in a row, 90+ hours flying, 12 days off. I wanted 2 day trips but the company has decided to change things up. I am not sure how my days off have gone DOWN (from the 15-16 range) since I have become more senior but it is xmas with alot of people running up against timing out. I am sure they "reviewed" to keep the max number of people working on the holidays.


VOTE YES!

 

My mock bid also could not have been farther from what I got. For some reason last month there were only 14 people in front of me on reserve now there are 24!? I was also wondering about the "reviewed" thing...If I could vote I would definitely vote YES

 

Of course I voted YES! I hope Prefbid gets addressed in our new contract as well...

 

Wolf- are you junior or senior to me? My name is rather obvious to figure out on the list. I'm bidding about 80 in MEM out of the 220ish on the list.

 

Is PBS new to you guys at Pinnacle? When did it get brought in? Or should I say "inflicted"?

 

There were 2 things i bid for this month

String of days Dec1-3 off, on HIGH priority
avoid CDOs LOW priority

I got neither. I figured with everybody wanting the holidays off I would have no problem getting the 1-3 off, but I guess I was wrong.

 

Yeah I wanted Dec 1-4 off. Only got the first. Wanted Dec 15-16 off. Got 14-15. Avoid CDOs? Got 8 of the bastards. Will be spending New Year's eve in JAN, not enough time to drink. Total score: -300 points.

F Prefbid.

 

well i bid just under 20 in mem and i got nothing i wanted. i went from 18 days off in the mock bid to 12. from 75 hours to over 90. its a joke. i called the help desk and asked them what was up and they said that the mock bid was only ran up to 75 hours but company wanted it closer to 90!!!

 

I'm in upgrade this month and next month. Get my CAT II stuff done on the 23rd and doubt i will start IOE til the 1st of the year. I got Thanksgiving off and will probably get Christmas off so I have no complaints.