This entire career is a gamble. Many guys came to Pinnacle (pre 2008ish) under the notion they would get a quick upgrade. And many guys did get 2 year upgrades at Pinnacle and Colgan. The timing was right then. The timing might be right now for someone going to Compass.

Luck and timing, the 2 caveats of the wonderful industry we work in. Everyone has to roll the dice at some point in this career. That being said, these senior Endeavor FOs leaving for Compass now (in light of the recent hiring news at Endeavor), may turn out to not be the greatest move. Any junior FO making the lateral move seems legit to me