No reserves!! picking up at 50%
12-17-2019 | 01:08 PM
#81
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It cuts both ways. A few weeks back while rolling out of bed in my pad a nice quick 1 day with only one 1 hr leg came open on two hrs notice. I would have skipped the DH back into base and gone straight home, and I would have been happy to do it at straight pay. There were no reserves so I held off picking it up in hopes of a 100% PPU. Joke was on me, a guy senior to me took it at 50%. 
12-17-2019 | 03:25 PM
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Darn right it backfired! I have since instituted new pickup criteria: At the current pay rate, will I be ****ed off if I someone else picks up the trip while I dither? If the answer is "yes", I'll take it as is. In this particular example, I waited because I didn't really think anyone would take it before it hit 100%... and was ****ed when it went for less.
12-17-2019 | 03:47 PM
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Darn right it backfired! I have since instituted new pickup criteria: At the current pay rate, will I be ****ed off if I someone else picks up the trip while I dither? If the answer is "yes", I'll take it as is. In this particular example, I waited because I didn't really think anyone would take it before it hit 100%... and was ****ed when it went for less.
12-22-2019 | 02:06 PM
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12-22-2019 | 02:35 PM
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I’ve noticed they don’t always have reserves either super last minute, for a really early report or just low on reserves in general. It makes sense to save some reserves and not use every single one to have a contingency.
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