It's a good airline but there are stark differences in work quality of life vs the legacies. It is important that job seekers do their due diligence.

One of the things that I failed to properly research before coming to SW was the lack of commutable trips, for example. It never occurred to me to even ask - because every other airline I had worked for had at least some percentage of trips that were commutable on both ends. Not so here.

So once you look beyond the pay rates and trip totals... dig into the rest of the CBA. You may find that SW is still a great place for you. Or maybe it's a good "safety school". Either way, you accept the job armed with all of the facts.