Depends, where you commuting from and where you commuting to ?

Would the commute be on company metal ? own brand metal if at a wholly owned ?

I commute out of a large hub on mainline metal. I can be bumped off the actual jumpseat by mainline pilots. As it turns out there are few mainliners on this route, lucky for me.

There are between 10 - 15 flights a day depending on season so if you do miss one - the next one is in an hour. However, its a popular tourist destination so the standby list is regularly 20 or more deep all day every day. Add a maintenance or weather cancellation due to crew timing out and the whole thing turns into a crap fest quick and in a hurry.

All that said the only time I did not get a seat was Dec 22, ended up jumping on my own metal and had a friend pick me up at nearby airport and went got my car the next day.

So like above, its been no big deal commuting - depending on situation.

Now, add in to that though - picking up open time is next to impossible for various reasons. I basically just fly my line and that's it.