There are certainly worse places to work IMHO.

Our NO vote fell right when XJT experienced some of the worst weather and thus meltdowns in its history. This got alot of attention in terms of management realizing that there are some systemic issues. Skywest Inc is very revenue focused right now and sees that XJT needs to improve performance to not just avoid financial penalties in our contracts but hopefully get some of the bonuses. So there are alot of leadership changes taking place and improvements being made with our scheduling department in particular. The take away here is that Skywest Inc is reinvesting in XJT and willing to take the time, effort, and money to improve it... for now...

Ultimately part of their plan does involve new labor contracts with several groups. I think it is widely viewed that the pilots contract will determine the direction and tone for the flight attendant and mechanic contracts. Management would like to get their ducks in a row before they pursue any growth. So as of now airplanes are leaving the property as they come off lease- as of now the pace is fairly slow but does pick up as time goes on. If memory serves the ERJ side loses very few airplanes in the short term (next year or so) but in less than 5 years the combined Erj and Crj fleet will be half its size due to aircraft coming off lease and assuming no renewals. Management is OK with the aircraft losses for now as they see attrition increasing and pilot recruitment becoming more difficult. All of this makes projecting an upgrade timeline for a new hire very very hazy.

So if you come here-
will you have job security? most likely.
will you have decent quality of life compared to other regionals? yes.
when will you upgrade to captain? who knows.