Originally Posted by
tgec
Potential commuter from Seattle here. At what point do I wonder, will getting a cheap apartment near the airport at MKE will be cheaper than getting a hotel every trip.
Also, anyone care to share their schedule here?
Either you hate Seattle and should just move to MKE or you like living in Seattle and will be miserable about never spending more than a day or two at a time at home.
Most MKE schedules are a pre 7am show time on day one and a 9pm or later end time in day 4. What this means is you’ll be leaving home early afternoon at latest on day 0, getting a short nights sleep wasting money in either a crash pad, apartment, or hotel, working 4 days, then spending another short night and wasting money in another crash pad, apartment, or hotel, and then fighting a bunch of other commuters for seats home out of either MKE or two legging it through ORD, all for what? A slightly quicker upgrade and some bonus money upfront?
You might be able to get creative with swapping/adding to get more contiguous time off at home and minimize your commute but that’s hardly a guarantee.
What’s drawing you here over Compass, horizon, or SkyWest? I like working here but I would never commute from halfway across the country to
start working here.