Originally Posted by
Judd
Judging seniority by log book hours is problematical and doesn't mean much.
Its no more meaningless than assigning seniority by the accident of birth date, which is probably the most common way amongst a new hire class.
I always claimed they should do it alphabetically, but then both my names begin with "A". Probably not gonna happen, but the first letter of your name is exactly as meaningful as your birthdate, which is to say not in the slightest.