Originally Posted by
ap0312
Thanks. I’m home about one day a week these days due to a day commute on both ends. I try to hustle my schedule as much as possible but it’s hard when you have nothing desirable to trade and can’t ELITT reserve. Went to RTAG this weekend and met with Delta and United. Lack of TPIC is definitely not helping.
That's tough. In a company where the earliest upgrade may be as soon as one year, TPIC could make a 3 yr skywest CA a more attractive candidate than a 4 yr SWA FO. Tough situation to be in for sure. I hope it works out and you end up not having to commute soon.
I know it's not a popular option, but have you considered moving? It's a strange suggestion and perhaps I'm only making it because I was military and had to move every 3-5 years between age 18 and 47, but when I got out of the AF one of the first and most important things my wife and I discussed was moving to where my job would be, instead of trying to find a job where we already were. That changed the discussion dramatically and really let us talk about our life and career goals as a much wider horizon of opportunities instead of threats. Just food for thought...