Originally Posted by
Bzzt
Since you call it "your jumpseat" I'm assuming you're a CA so your perspective on this issue will be different than a FOs but I challenge you to live near ORD or any NY domicile on 30k a year with a family. Then come back and talk about it being a "choice".
Past the commuting argument you're still talking about early AM day 1s and late PM day 4s. Even living in base you're now losing 4 FULL days of your life as opposed to 3 and a fraction.
I keep hearing this over and over again, making $30k. I'm on year 2/3 FO pay at a regional and I'm going to gross close to $60,000 this year.