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02-07-2015 | 12:19 PM
#22
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From: Tom’s Whipping boy.
If I recall correctly at CAL, not all the vacation periods were awarded on the first go round, so senior guys would have to make some choices on the first go round.
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02-07-2015 | 01:01 PM
#23
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From: Airbus 320 Captain
I gave up on the bidding system some time ago and hired someone to do my PBS. He now bids my vacation for me as well. Money well spent.
I have to put blame for this on ALPA. They are the ones that pushed for PBS at CAL and put this silly vacation bid system in to replace one that was simple, worked and everybody got awarded all their vacation if they wanted to bid it all - although not necessarily all the days they wanted.
I have to put blame for this on ALPA. They are the ones that pushed for PBS at CAL and put this silly vacation bid system in to replace one that was simple, worked and everybody got awarded all their vacation if they wanted to bid it all - although not necessarily all the days they wanted.
? I thought I was lazy when I hired someone to do the landscaping 
. Honestly, I don't think the computer vacation bidding is any less complicated than the old "books and cards" we used to use, but just my opinion. I think people resist anything new and unknown when they're comfortable with an existing system (myself included). I had the old PBS system pretty much nailed, and it took about 6 bid cycles to reach the same comfort level with the new PBS system. Now if I could just get used to Windows 8
02-07-2015 | 02:49 PM
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If I recall correctly at CAL, not all the vacation periods were awarded on the first go round, so senior guys would have to make some choices on the first go round.
02-07-2015 | 06:14 PM
#25
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From: 737 Captain
Wish list.
1.Bid for vacation in the fall. Vacation year starts at the same time, May. I'm fine with that. Just bid earlier for it.
2. Vacation days to be worth 3:45
3. Crew meals provided by Kleins Deli.
1.Bid for vacation in the fall. Vacation year starts at the same time, May. I'm fine with that. Just bid earlier for it.
2. Vacation days to be worth 3:45
3. Crew meals provided by Kleins Deli.
02-08-2015 | 02:32 AM
#26
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From: Guppy driver
02-08-2015 | 05:04 AM
#27
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From: Curator at Static Display
Bravo, Sir, outstanding production values, and one of the funniest things I've ever seen here!
If you seriously made one, it would sell like hotcakes in the Mainliner store.....if not for vacation bidding, then for comedic value.
If you seriously made one, it would sell like hotcakes in the Mainliner store.....if not for vacation bidding, then for comedic value.
02-08-2015 | 08:34 AM
#28
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From: Gets weekends off
We need PBS to be a tool, not a programming language.
02-08-2015 | 12:03 PM
#29
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From: The GF of FUPM
If I were put in charge of PBS I'd just make it easy to use. Obviously a potentially powerful system, with the worst User Interface I've ever seen in a product so widely used. PBS shouldn't need a user-manual. It should be intuitive.
We need PBS to be a tool, not a programming language.
We need PBS to be a tool, not a programming language.
02-08-2015 | 01:02 PM
#30
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From: B777 Capt
If I were put in charge of PBS I'd just make it easy to use. Obviously a potentially powerful system, with the worst User Interface I've ever seen in a product so widely used. PBS shouldn't need a user-manual. It should be intuitive.
We need PBS to be a tool, not a programming language.
We need PBS to be a tool, not a programming language.
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