Originally Posted by
ToughCall2020
With a full mil retirement, at FO pay in a major, I will be able to turn down trips and easily make enough to achieve the QoL we desire. Am I missing something with that logic?
Yes, the whole turn down trips thing. Only senior people are able to drop their trips (day trips, etc) due to desirability and even in that case they are rarely able to drop down to what they want.
It’s a catch 22 - once you’re senior enough to drop desirable trips you don’t mind doing them anyways because they are desirable.
The first few years at United you’ll be on the road 16-18 days a month grinding out 4 day trips.