Originally Posted by acl65pilot

PG, and because of these factors that you agree with me on, do we punish them because of the bad few? That trend needs to change. I know you will never need to commute, and it will be a choice for you, but there are many that have those issues, commuting adds to it, and by not upping our support of these guys, makes their lives that much more miserable.

I am sure the guys in DFW thought that they would not commute.
Also it is easy for a young family to move, but not one with roots. Issues with portability of this career make all the parallels with other professions moot. If I could walk in to AA and get my job with seniority and pay it would be one thing, but we can't. Hence the reason for commuting in this career.

Also, read the other point. Companies all over the world pay for their employees that can't or don't move to fly to work every week, on a paid ticket. They will do that for my wife to keep her when her job move to IAH. Why? because they know that it is better to keep her, and to try and prove a point and effect their operation.