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#11
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Most MKE schedules are a pre 7am show time on day one and a 9pm or later end time in day 4. What this means is you’ll be leaving home early afternoon at latest on day 0, getting a short nights sleep wasting money in either a crash pad, apartment, or hotel, working 4 days, then spending another short night and wasting money in another crash pad, apartment, or hotel, and then fighting a bunch of other commuters for seats home out of either MKE or two legging it through ORD, all for what? A slightly quicker upgrade and some bonus money upfront?
You might be able to get creative with swapping/adding to get more contiguous time off at home and minimize your commute but that’s hardly a guarantee.
What’s drawing you here over Compass, horizon, or SkyWest? I like working here but I would never commute from halfway across the country to start working here.
#12
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Either you hate Seattle and should just move to MKE or you like living in Seattle and will be miserable about never spending more than a day or two at a time at home.
Most MKE schedules are a pre 7am show time on day one and a 9pm or later end time in day 4. What this means is you’ll be leaving home early afternoon at latest on day 0, getting a short nights sleep wasting money in either a crash pad, apartment, or hotel, working 4 days, then spending another short night and wasting money in another crash pad, apartment, or hotel, and then fighting a bunch of other commuters for seats home out of either MKE or two legging it through ORD, all for what? A slightly quicker upgrade and some bonus money upfront?
You might be able to get creative with swapping/adding to get more contiguous time off at home and minimize your commute but that’s hardly a guarantee.
What’s drawing you here over Compass, horizon, or SkyWest? I like working here but I would never commute from halfway across the country to start working here.
Most MKE schedules are a pre 7am show time on day one and a 9pm or later end time in day 4. What this means is you’ll be leaving home early afternoon at latest on day 0, getting a short nights sleep wasting money in either a crash pad, apartment, or hotel, working 4 days, then spending another short night and wasting money in another crash pad, apartment, or hotel, and then fighting a bunch of other commuters for seats home out of either MKE or two legging it through ORD, all for what? A slightly quicker upgrade and some bonus money upfront?
You might be able to get creative with swapping/adding to get more contiguous time off at home and minimize your commute but that’s hardly a guarantee.
What’s drawing you here over Compass, horizon, or SkyWest? I like working here but I would never commute from halfway across the country to start working here.
#13
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I appreciate your honesty and the information you shared. Both airlines in Seattle (Compass & Horizon) are wildly overstaffed (Compass never got back to me and Horizon did not interview me), and with skywest I’m getting LGA or DTW, and by the time I can get Seattle it’s time to upgrade again. From what you’re saying it sounds like I should just move, and maybe occasionally “commute home” to see family/friends. Would you agree?
#14
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I appreciate your honesty and the information you shared. Both airlines in Seattle (Compass & Horizon) are wildly overstaffed (Compass never got back to me and Horizon did not interview me), and with skywest I’m getting LGA or DTW, and by the time I can get Seattle it’s time to upgrade again. From what you’re saying it sounds like I should just move, and maybe occasionally “commute home” to see family/friends. Would you agree?
But if your goal is to upgrade fast then you need 1000 hrs fast. And you want a line ASAP. So mke is the path I’d take. Little to no reserve as an FO, and you will sky rocket up the FO list and be able to bid high credit lines. Get you time fast and upgrade there. And I’d move if you can.
#17
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I appreciate your honesty and the information you shared. Both airlines in Seattle (Compass & Horizon) are wildly overstaffed (Compass never got back to me and Horizon did not interview me), and with skywest I’m getting LGA or DTW, and by the time I can get Seattle it’s time to upgrade again. From what you’re saying it sounds like I should just move, and maybe occasionally “commute home” to see family/friends. Would you agree?
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