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So I missed 1K last year by literally 334 PQP. Did a ton of work travel, but it was all short hops for week-long trips, so PQP was a grind. I took the L, accepted it, moved on. Honestly, the main thing I cared about was pre-boarding anyway because… yeah, I’m that guy. Then today...

Just got demoted to Gold after six straight years of being 1K and wow… the culture shock is real. Boarding out of Newark to Denver and instead of loitering around the counter with the other 50 1Ks pretending we’re important, I had to stand there like a normal person in Group 1....