I am here because Delta wasn't hiring at the time I got in here... and Delta didn't have a SEA base at the time, but I would have been okay with commuting for them. At that time, being based & living in SEA were important to me. Now, not so much.

I'm staying, because I'm now too invested here. Had I left in my first 3-5 years, it would have been a good move. Twelve years into it and being close to 50, it's better for me to tolerate this management team and fight to improve things as best as I can.

The best thing about this place is the crews I fly with. We have a great group of pilots & flight attendants with the usual percentage of odd ducks & douchebags sprinkled in.

All that being said, if things were like this 12 years ago, Alaska would not have been my first choice (insert 5th choice joke here).

I have some level of regret about getting on at Alaska. When I was still at my regional and when I would talk to ALK pilots, they were usually very much negative. I thought they were just whining. But now I understand their frustrations.

I hope that's a start. I was trying to not be too negative.

Good luck.