"For Daniels, getting to work on a usual day means hopping a flight leaving Jacksonville between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., landing in the Bay Area between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time. She tells CNBC that she rents an apartment in Oakland, which costs about $1,300 a month. She says her flights, typically two round trips per month, come in at around $500."
"The length of time she stays in California varies, sometimes she works a few days at a time, and other times she will stay for up to two weeks. Daniels prioritizes night and weekend 12-hour shifts, which pay more; she says she makes more than $100 an hour for these shifts. She said she has made $25,000 a month by working these shifts and doing overtime, which totaled about 16 shifts a month."
Supercommuting describes living and working in areas hours apart and often requires regular flights to reach a workplace. Memwanesha Daniels supercommutes from Jacksonville, Florida, to the San Francisco Bay Area and maintains an Oakland apartment costing about $1,300 monthly. She typically flies two round trips per month at roughly $500. Stays in California range from a few days to two weeks. She prioritizes night and weekend 12-hour shifts that pay over $100 per hour, has earned up to $25,000 in a month with overtime, and accepts family separation as part of the trade-off.
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