Originally Posted by
PreciousCargo
The school that I chose for my flight training. TSA provided the money accordingly for me to attend school. They pay so in 6k increments.
Why do I feel this way? I hear nothing but very bad things about this company. People are being over worked from what I am reading (those people could be natural complainers who knows) quality of life seems low, low pay, compared to others. I also plan to move to base and right now junior bases being denver and Chicago are the big ones for junior guys these days. I want to live in Base and the income I would be making doesnt seem to support the cost of living in those areas. I dont want to commute and I would like as little stress as possible to be able to drive to work most days and live in an area that isnt as expensive. Perhaps my wants/needs are a bit ridiculous now cause it is an ever changing industry but I am planning ahead the best I can. Any advice or input much appreciated.
If you're going to work at a place like TSA at which you can expect to fly plenty anyway, then there's no need to live in base. You might not have time off enough to pick up extra flying, and you won't be sitting enough on reserve to worry about sitting at home versus sitting in a crash pad.
If you're willing to move anywhere, find a cheaper place that's an easy commute and start there. ORD would probably be easier, since you'd have AA and UA to choose from. Lots of flights are the key, especially two early options to base and at least one late option out of base.
I live a short flight from NYC with options on two airlines. It works great for getting back and forth to work, and I get to live where I want to live.
Cue the "if you don't live in base, then you're doing it wrong" patrol...