It gets better man. (or less worse). Captain at a regional isn't all it's cracked up to be though. The amount of work you have to do at a regional airline just for one hour of pay is crazy. FO or not. You would be surprised at the difference between what you have to do for your company when working for a regional versus a legacy carrier. Trust me.

Commuting via aircraft is sometimes the only way to do it, but honestly I can't justify living in an airplane over getting used to the home I have made a short distance from the airport I'm based out of.

I wonder if my dad could find a way to get used to sitting behind a desk before he came to work for 12hrs not even knowing if that desk would make it to the desk he needed to go to. Then rush through all of his work cutting corners disregarding important life critical things so that he can stress out about there being a seat behind this desk that might be able to bring him to his home for another 12 hours. Only to find that this desk has a broken leg and 8 other desk people waiting for that ergonomically positioned seat. Better luck tomorrow.

Seems stupid. But at least he gets paid for every minute he does work and is respected for what he does for his company. And he didn't have to to invest years of his time and money just to do it.

I think it's because he has self worth and never allowed his employer to know that he really likes his job. Two things they will play against you.

Just another view of life from a different set of eyes. Don't hate.