This is something that has always baffled me. If I were a hiring manager I'd go out of my way to recruit pilots that live in domicile. I live in base and those of us that live in base and don't commute are light years less jaded than those that have been commutting for a while.

I have a friend that lives in ATL has gobs of experience and can't get an invite at DAL, yet they invite another buddy that lives in DEN and will commute his entire career. Everyone eventually burns out in a commute. Then comes the angst and bitterness we see from all over the industry.

If UAL called my Den buddy he'd be thrilled. He wasn't with DAL and they saw it and he got a TBNT.

This is solely my opinion but the guys that live in domicile enjoy a much greater QOL than those that don't and in turn seem happier about it.