The flying is great, you will love it! Everything else pretty much sucks, for a lack of better words... Prepare to have management mistreat you and violate your contract as much as possible. Be ready for furloughs, bankruptcys, base closures, mergers and displacements. Reserve life at some carriers is better than others. If you are more senior reserve, I have found that you spend a lot of time at home (if you live in base... highly recommended!). Lines are great, you know your schedule and can usually build something commutable. Everything about this career is unstable... so when you get into it, make sure you are choose the best regional for you (live in base, QOL, etc.) and have a backup plan. I am one month away from implementing my backup plan...