a lifestyle request is exactly that.....in an ideal world every bit of it would suit the person who requests it...unfortunately they have to be done within the constraints of the rostering system..those who want a compacted roster, in order to afford them a block of days off also have to suffer the fatiguing effects of, sometimes, 4 nights loss of sleep in 8. Those who aren't prepared to do this then don't request them, but as a result don't expect to always get your layover requests. Either way, whether you get your lifestyle request or not is dependant in part on seniority.
I agree..the system isn't perfect, but it is the system, and as I said previously, the very notion of naming and shaming someone who uses it to bid for a lifestyle that suits them is both pointless and unfair.
Last edited by sorvad; 26th Nov 2011 at 07:31.