Commuting is not bad depending on where you are commuting to, and how often. You can commute from Seattle to anywhere, but the farther away you are going to work, the more difficult it will be. It also makes a difference how frequent the flights are to where you are going to work. If you are commuting to Anchorage or Spokane from Seattle, there are about 25 flights a day that can take you back and forth. If you are commuting to Raleigh Durham, your choices go down to just a few flights a day, and two or three legs to get you there. One leg to your destination with some frequency in the schedule will make commuting easy. You will be able to jumpseat on almost any carrier if the carrier you are working for has CASS.