Ih8AFYesmen
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Ih8AFYesmen said:Crew meals! I hear alot of veteran captains bitch about the crew meals.
azxj said:one word: polyester
Andy said:Working for UAL was the BEST job that I ever had. And I was mostly on property after the 'summer of love' (2000), where every other UAL employee hated the pilots.
I bid reserve when I was a 727 SO in ORD because there were plenty of commuters who would aggressively pick up the trips for the per diem and not having to get a hotel room while on reserve. There were several stretches where I flew one trip (approx 3 days) a month. With that kind of work schedule, I didn't mind spending my 12 off days every month flying with the Guard. I only mil dropped a couple of days my entire probation year.
The worst hotel room that I stayed in with UAL was better than any hotel room the AF has put me up in (in 20 years of AF time).
I loved nonreving in first class on a 777/747 to Europe. The food is MUCH better in first/concierge class than coach, the booze is free, the IFE is better, there's a ton of legroom, etc.
There are always those days when you've got to get somewhere and you're stuck in a middle seat between the 300 pound dude (who raises the armrest between you and 'oozes' into your seat space) and the lady with the cholicy newborn. Yeah, those flights suck. But first class makes up for them, and once you figure out which flights are full & which are empty, you can plan your commutes to avoid the SWA-style sardine rides.