I do have a second job, that significantly offsets my RAH pay. In 2007 when I was hired we thought we'd have a CBA in a year or so after the amenable date. Without my second job I would have to quit and go back to my previous career within a month or two.

I believed the hype that BB and co were honest business leaders just trying to build a good solid company. I was mistaken, but now, with 6 years invested and upgrade probably some time in the next year I have to stay to get TPIC.

The problem I ran into was I always thought things would get better here. They have actually just gotten worse each year in all aspects. I was talking to an Airways guy a few months ago and I realized that many people have had the same problem for their entire career (40 years). The difference is, "suck" at a legacy (losing retirement for instance), and suck at a regional are very different. I can even say, that if the company acted in it's own best interest, I would be happier. At least then there would be predictability, in that the company would be operating to maximize profit. And yes, it is obvious even to an non business major, that the company does not operate in their best interests. Instead, they operate to minimize near-term cost and to avoid giving pilots any leeway.

Flying was/is fun, but not at this place. Not for this management team that will tell you to your face that they want you to leave the company but then ask why customer complaints have tripled or why no one will answer their phone on a day off. I know it happens at many companies in many industries, but our managers are simply immoral, ignorant and vindictive (with a few exceptions).

If you don't believe any of us, that's fine, you'll discover the truth eventually. If you PM me your email address we can communicate if you come on board. I'd bet a few beers that you don't make it out of training before you discover the truth about this place.

I should add that I'm in a unique situation in that I took about a 50K paycut to become an FO here, I wasn't a professional student or CFI for the decade before switching to flying. But when I add it up, I'm out $350,000 in earnings over the last 7 years, due to this switch. The difference between an RAH and a Skywest or Whiskey pilot over 6 years would offset that by easily 100K+. So if a pilot worked at a different regional but lived like an RAH pilot and saved their money, they would have a significant downpayment for a house, or investment. So take opinion out of it. Upgrade times, pay, work rules, corporate debt, and schedules are all objective measures, and this place is behind all the competitors.