Thank you to all that replied.
to answer a few questions:
I do love flying. But flying was intended to be a hobby for me, not a career. I had a pretty successful “first career” but got
laid off during a down turn. As the airline industry was booming, decided to go for it. In general, I love the job. When I’m flying anyway. The commuting to sit reserve part sucks. I’m definitely considering moving to base if I stay. I think that’s the only way sitting reserve for long periods can work and not go insane. I know many of you had it much worse than me coming up through the regionals, so I try not to complain too much. (Don’t know how y’all did it making $20k/year and sitting reserve for 5+ years)
Also, I’m at 9E, not Eagle. Just wanted to get the AA viewpoint as AA is my first choice.
thanks again!