<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by @com:
I would have reconsidered had I felt I could have made SE and subsequently, AC would have been the proud recipient of about $20k of my hard earned money (I own the company I work for!).</font>
Maybe you should have been proud of yourself that you didn't make SE after all. Just ask many of the "new SE" here who worked their butts off toward the end of the year just to pass 100K. Look at what we SEs are getting next year. You made the right move by earning 100K on AA easily. Trust me, AC won't appreciate you even if you hand them that $20K.
This goes for everyone else, if you didn't make SE this year and are regretting it, don't... just look at what SEs are getting next year comparing to this year and you'll feel a lot better. Those who are stupid enough (including myself) to fly 100K on AC should be the one that's regretting it.