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Sue Reiss loves her job. She is national sales manager for Impact Recovery Systems Inc., a company that makes traffic-control devices — such as pedestrian signs — equipped with a mechanism that allows them to rebound immediately if they are struck by a car. Reiss supervises employees and calls on transportation and planning departments across the country. "I love the people I work with,'' says Reiss. "I love the industry that I'm in.'' But the trips that will keep her on the road 160 days this year? Not so much. "The downside of my job is the travel,'' she says. "I'm kind of a homebody and I enjoy being at home.'' Of course, being a frequent traveler with top-tier status on Delta has its perks. "My airline status actually makes the travel as painless as it can be,'' she says. "It's much less painful than (for) anyone else who may just travel infrequently. I'm loaded first. I know there's always room for my bag. I'm normally upgraded. I'm thanked regularly.'' Still,...