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Originally Posted by Pedro4President
Do you commute? Because what you described is in now way close to being accurate.
First look at the commuter policy. Most people do not give them self one commuting attempt to get to work. Depending on the frequency of flights they may be 1-4 hours apart. My company requires two attempts to get to work for a CP to kick in. Secondly, you aren't guaranteed to get on. Third, weather and canceled/delayed flights.
If your sign in time was 12 and you flew to work then you would have to start your commute early that morning 5-8am depending on the flight schedules. 5-7 hours by plane or 3-3.5 by car?
Drive. Drive. Drive. No question about it. But, try not to have to make it more than once a week.
Yes I do commute. Have for my entire career. Admittedly I've got a pretty easy commute. Not a lot of frequency, but it's on company metal and I always get a seat. So my narrative is pretty accurate in MY case. It's a thirty minute drove to the airport, and I show up about 30 minutes prior to push.
Yes I know not all commutes are equal, and I know some don't share my views on commuting. That's the different strokes park in my original post. I would gladly sacrifice an hour or two of home time to not have to worry about having to drive myself a couple hundred miles away. That's just me, though.
And really 3 or 3.5 hours is not what I was talking about. That's right on the border of what I would consider doing. 5 or 6 hours is a no brainer to me. Not a chance. Is someone really up for a 14 hour duty day with 5 legs after driving 5 or 6 hours?