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Old 02-19-2019 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
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.
I appreciate your honesty and the information you shared. Both airlines in Seattle (Compass & Horizon) are wildly overstaffed (Compass never got back to me and Horizon did not interview me), and with skywest I’m getting LGA or DTW, and by the time I can get Seattle it’s time to upgrade again. From what you’re saying it sounds like I should just move, and maybe occasionally “commute home” to see family/friends. Would you agree?
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