Originally Posted by echelon

How many airlines have you worked for? I've worked for four and of those four, Alaska is THE ONLY ONE at which it is nearly impossible, even as a senior bidder, to fly trips that are commutable on both ends. The guy you responded to is lucky enough to work trips that are commutable on one end... Because that's basically the ceiling for commutability at Alaska.

And commutability is a lot more than report/release times... It's being able to finesse one's schedule through trading and bidding to stack trips together, minimize trips to and from base, etc. It's lines with more than 15 days off. It's the commuter policy, and ours is lacking. ETC ETC.

I am stuck with the trips I was awarded for April because big surprise, reserve coverage is negative for nearly the entire month. I can't give away my trips because who would pick them up when they could fly premium instead because of this company's abysmal staffing? I need to move one trip one day to attend a family function and I cant because of staffing, so I'll be forced to use sick time instead. I don't commute anymore but if I did, I sure wouldn't call this predicament commuter-friendly, not by a long shot. And nothing from the new contract that's been implemented so far feels ANY different in that respect.

I'm convinced you just reflexively respond to defend the company every time criticism is posted instead of even giving a single thought to how out of your element you really are. The only people who could possibly recommend commuting to this airline are the ones who have never worked anywhere else.