Originally Posted by
Halon1211
Welcome to 121! I think you made a wise choice. Not only will you probably someday surpase what you make now but the retirement and health insurance is something that’s even unheard of out side the major airlines. (For the most part).
On reserve yes, you will probably spend more days at a crash pad or hotel (I always went with a cheap $40 hotel and hoped I got called out and didnt have to keep paying for a room) depending on the reserve line you get plan on only being home 12-15 days of the month.
In my honest opinion commuting sucks. I would try to life in base. However LAX-LAS doesn’t seem that bad...my commute was further.
But things are exciting at Spirit, we are growing fast and there is a huge announcement they are making on Facebook on Monday.
Commuting vs living in base is no comparison. Commuting to reserve is hell on earth in my opinion. Reserve living in base can in many cases be better than a line assuming you are bidding and getting reserve lines you want because swapping is not possible.
Not sure what Vegas is like other than it’s one of the more commutable bases but the flying is generally less productive (read more working days for the same money) and lots of red eye. I live in another base and my wife and I actually considered moving the family to Vegas for a few years just to live and be out west. But trips were too unbareable to me so we stayed put. To each his own though.