This right here. I am a commuter and drop reserve days so that I am not away from my family for 7 or 8 days at a time with only 2 days off in between commutes, and I don't always drop because I can't always afford to. I can count on one hand the JRM assignments I've accepted in the almost 4 years I have been here and would need an abacus to keep track of the amount of phone calls from screw scheduling I've left unanswered. More power to the 140 hour credit pilots (as long as they have earned that credit within the confines of the current contract), but for those of us that use the QOL rules to actually improve the quality of our family and personal lives and not just our bank accounts, this TA seems like a huge loser.

I am not a wealthy man, nor do I have a savings account to speak of, and because of circumstances in my career path I have only just begun a 401k investment account. It is certainly attractive to me to have the company deposit funds directly into that account. It would also be a huge gain to drop a $30,000 deposit into my kids college savings account. And the bi-weekly check will be a nice improvement over my current payroll. But, the biggest advantage I see to my current quality of life is knowing exactly what my schedule is for the entire month, being able to adjust that schedule to meet family and personal requirements, having the ability to plan my work schedule around my life events and not the other way around, and most importantly coming home after assignments and being able to take off my [figurative] work hat and forget about Spirit and not worry about work in general until my next assignment begins. I am not quite sure that working under this TA will allow me these benefits. It is not just about money!