To the original poster. If we could get back to the original question for at least one post. When I was furloughed from Mesa in 2010 I decided to stand on my moral high horse and not "lower the bar" or "be a scab" and go to Go Jet while lot's of my Mesa friends did. Since then I have had four jobs including taking contracts outside the US just to pay my bills. I am currently back to first year pay again and hoping this one lasts longer than my previous record of six months. My Go Jet friends on the other hand have held a line since the second or third month they were hired and have enjoyed good job security and a steady paycheck. Oh and they are all captains now. Something I have still yet to achieve. Take it for what it's worth, your mileage may vary blah blah blah. I can't help but feel I would have been better off had I joined them.