I have offers from both Compass and Mesa. I'm having a really tough time trying to choose which company to go to.

With Mesa I would live in base, plus I already know the United system. I would also be commuting from Ireland about 40% of the time and the bases offer easier commute options to and from Ireland and Europe. However, the money is bad and the contract doesn't look great. There are some nice little perks such as iPads, but they really play very little, if any of a factor in my decision making process.

The pay at Compass is a lot better, but the bases aren't great and I'm much more likely to be on reserve for a longer period. I'd have to commute from my home in Chicago, although both MSP and DTW are easy commutes. However, for my commute from my home in Ireland none of the bases are particularly easy.

The class I've been offered with Mesa (firm offer, not just the mass emailed offer) is for April. My Compass class is before that.

I have around 2,500 hours, lots of previous 121 time. Really not sure which direction to go.

Any thoughts?