So, I must be paid a lot of money to offset not having those days to be fully for myself and my family.
Why should anyone be paid extra to live a long way from work ? - Unless ... the employer has moved you for their convenience, or it is deemed in their interest to have you live near your employment, e.g. there used to be something called a 'London Allowance paid by some employers - not BA, different issue.
The work pattern of BA aircrew make it possible to live a long way from Base, but it isn't mandatory -is it ?
It might be worth mentioning that 'normal' i.e. 9 - 5 workers by and large leave home after 7.oo am and are back home before 7.oo pm ( I know that is a generalisation, but it covers a lot of the population ) so they aren't even away from home for even half a day of the five that they work, then they get another 2 days off at the weekend !! Maybe they are away from home a max. of 2.5 days a week ? I used to be criticised by my neighbours for 'always' being at home - and I rarely achieved even 50/50 time away to time at home spread over a lifetime, i.e I achieved some 3.5 days a week at ' home v. my neighbours who enjoyed 4.5 days at home with their family. ( and I could never plan to be home for Christmas Day, Birthdays etc. - I knew I had been after the event ! Bidline rostering helped change that of course )
Just a thought when people complain about how much time off at home crew enjoy !
( I know, time away is spent lazing on some Caribbean beach - Yeah, right ! )