I have held a line in CVG for 2 months now. I am not home as much. When I was on reserve I didn't even fly or sit a ready reserve for a month and a half. However it is nice that scheduling cant call you and mess with you. You know when to show up and when you are coming home. An you get about 15 hours more pay. So to answer your question, it improves QOL in some areas but now others.