I’m currently on the 175 at OO. We are understaffed in SFO on the 175 FO side. We have plenty of 175 men and women in overstaffed bases, but as expected nobody has the desire to commute or live in SFO.

I’m shocked anyone would be excited for an SFO base. To live in a box right outside the airport will run you around $1,500 a month. Let me put it this way, your CA’s would struggle to stay out of poverty living in SFO on your current pale scale. Now you could always commute, but that’s not desired by any sane individual.

SFO is United’s most junior base for a reason. From a conversation with a UA jumpseater It’s my understanding the majority of new hires commute to base.