Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
I hate to break it to you but living in base is much better QOL as well... I've never had to sit in a room from 11-4AM hoping for a jumpseat that puts me in my own bed at 5AM... If I want to stay Senior I can cherry pick trips as opposed to needing a double dead head or waiting for some trip that goes through my home town. I'll never need one guy to retire so I can hold that trip. If I want to make more money then I can take first available upgrade and sit at home on Reserve instead of being away from my family in a crash pad. Heck when I'm Senior I may want Reserve anyway depending on how busy we are at the time as I'm gonna get paid to sit at home and scratch my rear...
I get it that some people must live away for whatever reason but living in base will always be a better QOL.... And so is the money.
I don’t necessarily disagree, but there are a multitude of reasons for not moving to Memphis (entrenched ex and kids to name one). Comparing the ease of commuting to FedEx with the unknown and unreliability of a pax in a similar situation is where I’m coming from.
in a perfect world I’d sit reserve and coach the kids in Memphis and still be married, didn’t work out that way. I can’t imagine trying to commute with a pax sched compared to FedEx/UPS.