Originally Posted by Cougs

I was AD. I’ve got job opportunities with defense contractors that pay around $200/yr, working 4/10s, holidays and weekends off, the work is enjoyably and easy, and no work follows you home. Yes, you get more time off with United, but it’s a zero sum game. If I’m sitting on a beach in Aruba, not working, then my wife is working her butt off at home chasing 4 kids. Frankly, it isn’t about the money. Could I make more money elsewhere? Yes. To others, money is their primary (or only) consideration. For me, it’s pretty far down the list. I am chasing lifestyle where I can spend as much time with my family before all my kids grow up and leave the house. I only get one shot to be a husband and a father, and a job is merely a mechanism to maximize my family time. Some don’t agree with that, and that’s their prerogative.