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Old 11-21-2022, 08:02 PM
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Short version… United is great. Love it. I will ALWAYS have to commute however.
At Alaska I can drive to either PDX or SEA in under 2 hours, and I ain’t ever moving from where I am. I already have the 737 type, and am only 8 months on property. Is it worth it to leave United?
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With that awesome new contract? This thread will get interesting fast. Good luck!
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Old 11-21-2022, 08:17 PM
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Short version… United is great. Love it. I will ALWAYS have to commute however.
At Alaska I can drive to either PDX or SEA in under 2 hours, and I ain’t ever moving from where I am. I already have the 737 type, and am only 8 months on property. Is it worth it to leave United?
Sure - if your intention is to move to a United base, or you have a great psychological need to someday fly wide bodies. But living in base - or straddling two bases - is hard to beat when you are a junior FO, and even harder to beat when you are a junior CA because you’ll be a junior CA a lot longer than you were a junior FO.
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Old 11-21-2022, 08:19 PM
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I'd rather drive to work

I'd go to Alaska
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Old 11-21-2022, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by flight81 View Post
Short version… United is great. Love it. I will ALWAYS have to commute however.
At Alaska I can drive to either PDX or SEA in under 2 hours, and I ain’t ever moving from where I am. I already have the 737 type, and am only 8 months on property. Is it worth it to leave United?
Driving to work trumps most everything. Commuting sucks.
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Old 11-21-2022, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by flight81 View Post
Short version… United is great. Love it. I will ALWAYS have to commute however.
At Alaska I can drive to either PDX or SEA in under 2 hours, and I ain’t ever moving from where I am. I already have the 737 type, and am only 8 months on property. Is it worth it to leave United?
Maybe go to Delta then. SEA base and they also fly something that isn't a 737.
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Old 11-21-2022, 09:16 PM
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8 months? You’re senior to me! Enjoy Alaska!!
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Old 11-21-2022, 09:22 PM
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Driving to work trumps most everything. Commuting sucks.
I know several people considering leaving UA for Delta solely because they live in a DL base and commuting absolutely blows . People get tired of the hassle of commuting and don’t want to do it for the next 10 or 20 years .
I get it .
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Old 11-21-2022, 09:27 PM
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Driving to work trumps most everything. Commuting sucks.
Agreed. Lots of great arguments for each airline if you’re moving to base or live in a multi airline base, but nothing will beat not commuting as long as you’re going to a major.

I did it for 3 months. It blows. If I ever get displaced I’m moving. Culture or equipment or contract minutia will never outweigh the years of your life evaporated by commuting over a long career.
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Old 11-21-2022, 10:36 PM
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I did the math, and I commute. But it does cost. It’s not the Uber to the hotel, or the hotel. Every time I go to work, it’s about 10 to 15 hours extra compared to living in base, so 3 hours of pay (rigs). At least 150 hours of pay per year, before you take into account premium/day trips you could do easily if you live in base. You do the math. Is it worth moving your family to make $30K more? I would rather live where I want to. But you definitely have to accept the lifestyle. And that is not for everyone.
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