What’s the point of networking shifts if managers never accept them even if you’re the first bidder?

I placed 2 bids at the same store. I was the first bidder for both. Thanks to the update, I saw that there was a 2nd bidder for one of these shifts. That shift got denied for me and was given to the 2nd bidder. Probably to a partner where that HEB is their home store. My other bid still says pending manager review and I am still the only bidder.

Do managers only accept bids to outsiders last minute and wait to see if someone from their store bids on it? Why wasn’t both of my bids denied if they didn’t want me working there? This would help me because then I could bid on another shift somewhere else. They could’ve at LEAST denied the one and gave me the other where I was the only bidder.

Everyone’s solution is networking shifts but if these things happen then what’s the point?

This not only hurts me, but also the partner trying to get rid of the shift.