What did they do at their previous airline? They didn't have single days off and were based in a commutable city often having 5-10 flights a day home so they spent a lot of time home with there families often. When your days off are Tues, Wed, Sat or when you're in a 10 day off month, you often only have Tuesday and Saturday off if you're junior. You'll likely get off reserve late the night before and start early day 1. At other airlines there are a handful of bases with some having 100-400 per seat so there is always movement, not 24 bases with an average of 20 per seat with most bases having no growth. The drill here is nothing like other airlines because of the day trip business model, I've flown with guys that only made it home 1 full commute free day per month for the whole summer. They all say the same thing, which is they felt lied to about what to expect here. It's possible a lot has changed with recruiting in the last year. I'm really not trying to be negative, just keeping it real so I can fly with people who aren't miserable.