Originally Posted by
spaaks
Is the pain of sitting global reserve worth the extra $40k/yr you’d make? In good times like now vs in the next downturn where there’s nothing but attrition (no vacancy bids)?
This is why it's cool to have options. I can think of many people who would hate life if they were commuting to global rsv.
One straw man is a 40-something who's been slogging it in the regional trenches for a long time, commuting and now has young kids and finally at UAL w/ reasonable pay/qol as a narrow body pilot. Ditch that to commute to SFO or EWR for global rsv? Not a chance for some.
Another is a relatively senior narrow body pilot who hits Hawaii, the Caribbean, AK or whatever their pleasure, can pick up premium pay trip when desired, gets the vacations they want and likely most weekends off. That theoretical $40k difference goes completely out the window for them when you compare baseline rsv to the ability to hit 100+ credit hours when desired.
Lots of ways to skin a cat but hitching a ride at the bottom of a WB list ain't for everyone.