Phaedrus
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Phaedrus said:Can anyone shed some light on the difficulties of offline commuting? I'm new to the industry, not sure where I want to live, and need to know what I'd face if I decided to live somewhere that my employer doesn't fly.
Thanks in advance.
RichardRambone said:OK slang daddy that was tougher than it shoulda been to read. I feel the same way but from what Ive read everyone says dont commute. I say live in the town you work and commute home to the folks or whatever to see them when you're off. No crashpad just stay with them. Free jumpseat to see whomever and stay with a buddy or family.
SirFlyALot said:Definitely avoid commuting if you can help it.
When you're evaluating which airline you're going to or where to live, you have to attempt to put a monetary cost on commuting. To me, I'd say not commuting is worth about $50-$60K per year. It is a HUGE factor. The farther you commute, esp if it is out of a smaller airport and esp if it's off-line, the worse it gets. Commuting can be a major hassle and can sour a great job.
If you insist on commuting, figure out whether your airline belongs to CASS or not. If it belongs to CASS, this will make your commute easier by an order of magnitude. Figure out if your airline has a commuter policy. This will also take some of the stress off of the commute.
Don't commute if at all possible!