Middle Bid.

777 LHS

Got 1 preference flight I bid for, and that was the lowest. All other flights, and days off not what I wanted. I bid for Europe, UK, US. Got Asia and Subcontinent Turns :=:=

Complete cack EK. You were warned that these 5 requests and preferences were not going to work, and so far that is the case for 95% of posters here (Not scientific survey). EK can try and pull the wool over some peoples eyes, but for the vast majority we see this new system as utter rubbish. its supposed to improve things, not make them worse. :ugh::ugh:
Anyhow, lets hope JA takes over, at least he tries to sort things.

If you don't write in with unemotive but factual e mails to JA, TCAS etc, then you only have yourself to blame if you continue to get poor rosters. Take note!!

SyB :zzz:

I agree with SyB.

I've already sent an email to pilot bid help, even though I know it's pointless for changing this roster but I encourage everyone dissatisfied with their rosters to do so as it might give fleet/scheduling a wake up call. Speaking to friends and looking on the site I fail to see how they came to the conclusion of 95% satisfaction?

top bid, senior 380, LHS, not one of my requests

LHS 777
Top bid
Got the days off requested and one preference.
The rest is ****e - Never had this many turns in one month, let alone top bid! But there is PPC to screw with the 'system'.

But not really that surprised - The system will benefit the company, not the 'valued' employees.

Sorry of topic..

Is it just me or is anyone able to swap? I have been trying several options but it continuously returns with "exceeds productivity.. yes.. I know.. thats what they have planned me at..

Oh 380 drivers.. :suspect: you keep the days off a mystery.. every single one of you.. got something to hide? :}

Pointer :E

welcome to hell ... poor young lads with 30 years before retirement lol. You went straight to hell before you had a
Chance to get a life. I'm sorry you have to go through this :-(
God bless you all !!!

Middle Bid, mid-list LHS 330/340, and absolutely nothing I bid for.

:D

777 rhs.
Got 5 days off I needed,one of the lower preferences
4 times and none of the others-top bid.84 hrs plus sim.
Looking forward to being bottom next month!

Middle bid group 777. Not one thing I bid for. NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why only 5 bid lines? Why more eswap restrictions?

By far the worst roster ever. We now have zero control of our rosters and our lives.

New CRS system :ugh:

Mid bid 777 RHS zero bids awarded. :yuk:

777 RHS
Second bottom got days off and one preference plus 4 days of rsv converted into a trip.

A380, 2nd top bid group. Got my one request (although not the top one) and everything else was a preference (again, not the highest ones). I made a fairly generic bid and obviously if you bid for LHR and there are 5 flights a day you are more likely to get one than if you ask for YYZ on a particular day but still, it worked okay for me.

For the 777 guys who didn't get what they asked for- the fact is that the Boeing now does a lot of awful turnarounds- too many for just the bottom bid groups. Nobody bids for these but somebody has to do them so there will probably be low satisfaction for the Boeing no matter what bidding system the company uses. That is only going to get worse as the 330/340 is phased out. Welcome to your future.

Having said all that it is still ridiculous that we are only allowed to ask for 5 things in our top two bid groups and will only be awarded one. And still no "avoid" option. The new system is undoubtedly rubbish- at least the way the company has implemented it.

100% satisfaction for the company

Not happy at all

Managerial role, low seniority, bid for lots of French got quite a few last year when based at Newcastle but none now. Hoping for European trips but nothing this year, maybe some next year if things go well

Alan

There would be one metric to check bid satisfaction.

One can check if the number of Giveaway and Wanted requests on eSwap has increased after the change to the new system.

More swap requests = less satisfied bidders.

Big Bus, 2nd top bid

Got my top request
Got 3 times top preference
15 days off

Summary, worked for me this month!

380, 2nd top.

1 Request
1 Preference
73 hours with a week of leave
9 Days Off

I can live with that I think...

380 lhs 2nd top 2 trips requested and 15 days off

777 LHS.
2nd top bid.

Got 3 of my top request trip and 1 of my other request.

Lots of manual insertions in between.

97 (!) hours.
9 days off.

Ophion, 97 hours (block) with 9 days off is this for real !:yuk::{