Originally Posted by
MoonShot
I agree with your reasoning. I just want to point out that the QOL, even at the very bottom of a major's list, isn't that bad. For the 26 months that I have been on the line at DAL, I've averaged 73.7 hours of pay flying 53.7 hours with 17 days off per month - as a commuter. All but 6 of those months have been on reserve. FWIW.
And I have several friends at DAL on domestic reserve who whine constantly on facebook about working every day.