Originally Posted by
effsharp
Also, it is the pergogative of the flight crew member to repo from Seattle to Jersey to start a tour. Don't even try to lay this on the airline. Her base was Newark. Plain and simple. Consider it a privlidge to commute for free, but don't use it as an excuse for fatigue.
Not so easy to afford to live in the greater NYC area on first year pay as a regional F/O.