EK March Roster Disaster

[145qrh]

I can hear Ol'blue eyes in the background .... " And now ,the end is near...."

[amendedclearance]

It seems to me like EK doesn't realize that competition in the pilot market is out there. Especially in the last year or two. I foresee a shift in pilot movement towards the Asian market...

[EXEZY]

And yet there is blokes over here in CX/KA talking about jumping ship to EK! In light of this recent policy that may all change.

[checcker10]

Seems like they've swapped the bid numbers round!!
Anyone remember rules on single days off. They seem to be the flavour of the month as well.Never mind a string of days off, you wont find AAR shorting his weekends to one day I bet.

[abZorbatheleak]

777 Mid Bid Group, Got exactly what I bidded to avoid. Not a single flight or destination I asked for. Got 14 days off though, Heaven knows I will need them

I usually get a 50 - 80% success rate in the middle bid, certainly did last year. Can't say I'm impressed.

Hope things get better, the whole family takes strain when you get a roster that clashes with your obligations at home. I was under the impression that this was the entire reason for having a bid system, to accommodate an individuals lifestyle. Must have had it all wrong.

[Bypass ratio]

I am in top bid group and got exactly what I asked for. For the first time I even went to the extent of bidding for specific flights on specific days?? Go figure. I even asked for days off for the Dubai World Cup and got them?? For some unknown reason it seems to be working for me