It's been pretty bad. Get a cab (Not Uber, for chrisakes, we're trade unionists) Expense it before you go to bed.

Also, quit tipping a buck, what is this, 1977? Your employer has been generous with you, be generous with those who help you do you job. That guy driving you from Newark to Manhattan owns the Mercedes you're in, and just gave you almost an hour of his time and expertise. And yet you tip the waitress who brought you your Nachos more than you do him. Duuuuuude.

Lastly, quit thinking our VP of labor relations is sitting in a corner of the NOC, monitoring your arrival and engineering a no-show in order to chip away at your morale.

Post-pandemic staffing challenges aggravated by cheap-ass pilots, but with easy contractual relief and prompt reimbursement.