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Old 06-06-2015, 04:07 PM
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What's a realistic W2 to have at the end of the first year for a commuter who is willing to work a bit extra here and there? Same scenario for year 2?
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Old 06-06-2015, 04:57 PM
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Working extra as a commuter makes gives me a headache. Seriously though, since there are very very few commutable trips - and since reserve is not commutable it isn't all that easy to pick up as a commuter.

Yes, you will have 15/16 days off per month, but in reality at least part of 5 of those days will be spent commuting.

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Old 06-06-2015, 06:07 PM
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What's a realistic W2 to have at the end of the first year for a commuter who is willing to work a bit extra here and there? Same scenario for year 2?
There are lots of variables but to give you a ballpark idea, I worked 9 months in 2014 as a new hire. A month and a half of that was training so no extra. Three and a half months as a commuter without picking up extra and four months living in base picking up a couple times a month at second year pay. I grossed roughly $45,000 in those nine months or an average of $5,000/month. Those first three months are typically lighter than the rest of the year so take that into consideration.

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Old 06-06-2015, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan View Post
Working extra as a commuter makes gives me a headache. Seriously though, since there are very very few commutable trips - and since reserve is not commutable it isn't all that easy to pick up as a commuter.

Yes, you will have 15/16 days off per month, but in reality at least part of 5 of those days will be spent commuting.

I must be the exception. Living in OKC, PM reserve in Houston is usually commutable on both ends, at least 70 percent of the time.

I pick up extra quite often. Sometimes it is commutable, sometimes I have to shell out for the hotel. I only do it if it is worth the struggle. In my first six months, I grossed around 35. I will probably finish out my first year at around 75K.
Living in a city that is an easy jog to 3 bases helps.
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Old 06-07-2015, 03:16 AM
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Living in a city that is an easy jog to 3 bases helps.
Yeah, I sometimes forget that not everybody commutes offline on an RJ, then has to take the train between airports to get to/from work.

I imagine a normal commute is a little less stressful. a little...
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan View Post
Yeah, I sometimes forget that not everybody commutes offline on an RJ, then has to take the train between airports to get to/from work.

I imagine a normal commute is a little less stressful. a little...

It's all good, man. The things we do for our families, right? Pretty soon you'll be living it up in base, complaining about the free parking in Dallas while I am still commuting from a city that seems to have less flights every day.
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Old 06-07-2015, 08:15 AM
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I'm gonna start early complaining about parking!
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Old 06-07-2015, 01:47 PM
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PMFJIH....

What is with WN and San Juan?

Crikey, there was a SWA jet landing or leaving SJU every minute of the day yesterday!

You guys must be killing it down there!
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Old 06-08-2015, 02:22 PM
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PMFJIH....

What is with WN and San Juan?

Crikey, there was a SWA jet landing or leaving SJU every minute of the day yesterday!

You guys must be killing it down there!
Not too sure. Our daily schedule only has 11 flights a day in total serving BWI, TPA, MCO, FLL and Saturday only to HOU.
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Old 06-08-2015, 02:27 PM
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I am trying to update my application on the SWA Careers page.
When I go to upload my current resume, I cannot get it to upload.
Also, a lot of the boxes continuously say "LOADING..." i.e. Country of Residence, Name of School, etc.
The latest update always says 3/5/2015.
Is anyone else having difficulty with this?
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