All of you that work there, How would you/ your family rate your QOL? Very good QOL. Much better than my old airline and part 91 jobs. No commute, thanks pre-2005 guys, and knowing when you work a year in advance makes it the ideal job for my family and me. Is it better than being home most every night but living on a pager? I would rather tell my wife and kids that I won't make the baseball game or we need to plan the party for another weekend than not be able to make it to the event at the last minute. How do your kids do with you being gone 1/2 of the year and holidays? The kids miss me but they know when daddy is home he is there 24/7. We make the most of the seven day stretches and really enjoy the first day "on duty at residence" when they happen. (5 this year already) This year I have both Christmas and Thanksgiving off and I am very jr in my fleet. Im looking at NJA from a 91 perspective and wondering if I (my family) could do it. You are right in asking this question. If you are going to do a 7 day tour your family needs to be on board with it. It is what you make it. Either the glass is half full or half empty. I am a glass half full guy and looking down the road a few years it only gets better. At the 10 year point you get your 4th week of vacation. If you are on the 7/7 that equals 21 days off every 3 months. Not a bad way to make a solid 6 figures and only work 22 weeks a year. Thanks in advance for any input.
Please give me the negative as well as the positive.