We all understand that there are many things corporations do not have to do for their employees but they do it non-the-less to foster improved labor relations and employee retention, among other things, which in turn positively affects the company's bottom line and operational efficiency.

The typical pilot career sees us away from our homes and families for multi-day stretches several times in any given month. That is incredibly disruptive to family life. Additionally, pilots often do not have control over where and when their airline may close a base; but when it does happen, because they and their families are typically already firmly entrenched in their communities, they typically make the decision to commute to the new base.

Commuting is a way of life for pilots and most airlines actually do build some amount of commutable trips because they understand this reality. It is also why jumpseat agreements exists throughout our industry.. Alaska airlines is an outlier in this regard but now that they have bought and absorbed an airline where the majority of the pilots are commuters, they would be wise to make some accommodation for this new reality. A disgruntled workforce is not to the advantage of any company.

If you weren't aware of these facts then it really underscores the alternate universe that some of you guys are living in. If you were aware, and still decided to make those comments on this forum, then it just shows that you lack empathy and that you're a real piece of work my friend..