Positive space from home to base?
08-22-2016, 11:53 AM
#23
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,412
Something else of value is the ability to move at your leisure and convenience, instead of at the dictate of your employer.
Living in Orlando, I remember standing in line to get on the plane and many on-line non revs not making the flight. Some even would approach me and ask my boarding priority. My answer was I'm Gold whatever. When I lived in Vermont, if the weather was bad, my responsibility was to get to the airport. After that, it was World Airways. If the flights cancelled, I drove home.
Living in Orlando, I remember standing in line to get on the plane and many on-line non revs not making the flight. Some even would approach me and ask my boarding priority. My answer was I'm Gold whatever. When I lived in Vermont, if the weather was bad, my responsibility was to get to the airport. After that, it was World Airways. If the flights cancelled, I drove home.
It all depends upon where you are commuting from also. Not everyone has your easy commute.
A short commute home like ATL to MCO? or ATL to RSW? You could literally sit all day in Atlanta and not get on one of those flights, that's a lot of added stress. Especially over the course of years. Same goes for some crazy 2 or 3 leg commute if your trying to get from a place like Idaho to the East Coast. Definitely worth at least 20K/yr-25K/yr in my opinion, even more so if your getting first class seats.
On the flip side... CMH to DTW? or ATL to LGA? Not that hard of a commute, CMH to DTW can be driven also.
A short commute home like ATL to MCO? or ATL to RSW? You could literally sit all day in Atlanta and not get on one of those flights, that's a lot of added stress. Especially over the course of years. Same goes for some crazy 2 or 3 leg commute if your trying to get from a place like Idaho to the East Coast. Definitely worth at least 20K/yr-25K/yr in my opinion, even more so if your getting first class seats.
On the flip side... CMH to DTW? or ATL to LGA? Not that hard of a commute, CMH to DTW can be driven also.
08-22-2016, 12:02 PM
#24
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: 747 FO
Posts: 175
Thanks!
I'm a DEN guy and will probably never leave. I've moved 17 times and am finally where I need to be. It is nice knowing my travel to work (should I ever get offered a job) will be fairly stress free.
I'm a DEN guy and will probably never leave. I've moved 17 times and am finally where I need to be. It is nice knowing my travel to work (should I ever get offered a job) will be fairly stress free.
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